Issue of Missing Deputy Speaker
On 14th February, 2023, the Supreme Court issued notices on a petition highlighting the vacant posts of Deputy Speakers in Lok Sabha and five state assemblies for years.
- The PIL flagged that the constitutionally-mandated office of Deputy Speaker is vacant for years in the Lok Sabha and five state assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan.
Constitutional Provisions regarding Deputy Speaker
- Article 93 says that the House of the People (Lok Sabha) shall as soon as may be, choose two members to be Speaker and Deputy Speaker so often as the offices becomes vacant.
- However, it does not ....
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