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India

Will consult all stakeholders for strengthening anti-defection law: Lok Sabha Speaker

IFP Bureau15 Jul 2022

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held discussions with Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India in Parliament House Complex, New Delhi on Friday and said every member should conduct themselves in a manner that will add to the dignity and decorum of the House.

Opinion

Defections: Take away Speaker’s powers

Arun Sinha5 May 2022

The central flaw in the anti-defection law has been the assignment of total authority to the speaker to decide on the petition. All political parties have used the speaker as the weapon to defeat the law.