Updated On: 27 June, 2024 07:33 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Birla’s reference to the Emergency, shortly after his election as Lok Sabha speaker, also saw a face-off between the government and the opposition in the first session of the lower house.

PM Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju greet Om Birla. Pic/PTI
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday read out a resolution condemning the imposition of Emergency and termed the decision by then prime minister Indira Gandhi an attack on the Constitution, triggering a wave of protests by the opposition in the House.
Birla’s reference to the Emergency, shortly after his election as Lok Sabha speaker, also saw a face-off between the government and the opposition in the first session of the lower house.