Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha: Constitutional Position and Vacancy Debate
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, a constitutional office under Article 93, plays a vital role in ensuring the House’s smooth functioning by presiding in the Speaker’s absence. Though mandated by the Constitution, the post has remained vacant since 2019 in the 17th and now the 18th Lok Sabha, sparking legal and political debate. The absence violates the spirit of the mandate “as soon as may be” and breaks the long-standing convention of offering the post to the opposition, raising concerns over parliamentary integrity and political polarization.
Recent Vacancy Debate
The most significant issue surrounding the post is ....
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