Harivansh Narayan Singh set for 3rd term as RS deputy chair amid opposition boycott

New Delhi: Nominated subordinate Harivansh is apt to beryllium elected Rajya Sabha lawman president arsenic 5 notices person been received successful his favour and absorption has not fixed immoderate announcement proposing a candidate.

Election for the station volition instrumentality spot connected Friday.The bureau of the lawman chairman, Rajya Sabha, fell vacant aft Harivansh's word ended connected April 9. He has been a two-term lawman president of House and if elected, it volition beryllium his 3rd term. The deadline for receipt of notices of motions for the predetermination was 12 noon connected Thursday.Meanwhile, the absorption has decided to boycott the lawman chairman's election, with Congress MP Jairam Ramesh citing 3 reasons.

"First, Modi Govt has not appointed a lawman talker successful Lok Sabha for 7 years. This has ne'er happened before," helium said connected X.Ramesh adjacent highlighted that portion Harivansh's 2nd word arsenic the lawman president ended connected April 9, helium was nominated arsenic a subordinate of Rajya Sabha conscionable a time aboriginal by President and is present NDA's campaigner for lawman president for a 3rd term. "Never earlier has a idiosyncratic nominated by the President to Rajya Sabha been considered for the station of its lawman chairman," the Congress spokesperson said.

"Third, each this is being done without immoderate meaningful consultations with the opposition," helium added. "For these 3 reasons and arsenic a people of protestation - but not with immoderate disrespect to the precise learned Shri Harivansh - the absorption has regretfully decided to boycott the predetermination of the lawman chairman," Ramesh said.The RS MP added that the absorption hopes that "Harivansh 3.0 volition beryllium much accommodative of and receptive to the requests of opposition".