Bhartrihari Mahtab is a seven-time MP.
New Delhi:
President Draupadi Murmu on Thursday appointed Bhartrihari Mahtab, BJP MP from Cuttack, Odisha, as the pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha under Article 95 (1) of the Constitution. Mahtab will administer oath to newly elected MPs in Parliament. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju gave this information on social media. Rijiju said the President appointed Suresh Kodikunneel, Thalikkottai Rajutevar Balu, Radha Mohan Singh, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Sudeep Bandopadhyay under Article 99 of the Constitution to assist the Pro-tem Speaker in administering oath to the newly elected MPs till the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker. is
Know who is Bhartrihari Mahatab? Why did he leave BJD and join BJP:-
- A six-time MP from the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency, Mehtab resigned from the primary membership of the BJD on March 22. He alleged that he did not get enough opportunity to work independently in the BJD. Since then there were speculations about his joining the BJP.
- A few days after Mehtab’s resignation, the BJD canceled Mehtab’s ticket for the Lok Sabha elections. In Cuttack, BJD fielded Satrat Mishra as its candidate in place of Mehtab.
- Mahtab defeated his nearest rival Santrup Mishra of BJD by 57,077 votes from the Cuttack seat. While in Odisha, winning 20 of the total 21 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP swept the Biju Janata Dal in the Lok Sabha elections.
- Congress has won one seat in the state. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJD won 12 seats, BJP won eight and Congress won one seat. Along with this, BJP has formed the government in Odisha for the first time by registering a victory in the assembly elections.
- Bhartrihari Mahtab has been awarded this. He has been made pro tem speaker. He will administer the oath to the new MPs. Bhartrihari Mahtab will hold the duties of Presiding Officer till the election of Speaker of Lok Sabha.
- Bhartrihari Mahtab will hold the duties of Presiding Officer till the election of Speaker of Lok Sabha. Member of Lok Sabha K. Suresh, TR Balu, Radha Mohan Singh, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Sudeep Bandopadhyay will assist the caretaker president.
- The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on June 24. During this time, the new members of the lower house will be sworn in, followed by the election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on June 26.
- President Draupadi Murmu will address a joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on June 27 and outline the work of the new government for the next five years.