Subhechcha Ganguly 
Following his election by voice vote to the Lok Sabha Speakership in 1975, Om Birla had denounced the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the time.In response to the Congress and INDIA bloc’s condemnation of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s statement on emergency, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked them on Thursday.”The I.N.D.I Alliance and their extended ecosystem should stop lecturing the Speaker,” wrote Amit Malviya, the head of the BJP’s IT unit, on X. The position has complete control over House proceedings. You ran for Speaker but were unsuccessful. Avoid acting like a bitter loser. Show courage if you wish to take on the lion. This is only the start.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, a senior BJP leader and former Union minister, also criticised the establishment party for its leaders’ remarks on Birla. Prasad questioned, “Why shouldn’t this black chapter in the Indian democracy be discussed?” referring to Emergency as “the sin of the murder of democracy.”Following his election by voice vote to the Lok Sabha Speakership in 1975, Om Birla had denounced the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the time.
“June 25, 1975, will always be remembered as a dark day in Indian history. The speaker stated, “On this day, then-prime minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency throughout the nation and criticised Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution.”
