Opposition leaders walked out of Rajnath Singh's office, refusing to endorse NDA candidate without being offered Deputy Speaker's position.
Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh. (Facebook)
Accusing NDA of violating the convention of giving Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker’s position to Opposition, the INDIA bloc on Tuesday, 25 June, refused to back Om Birla as a consensus candidate for Lok Sabha Speaker and forced a contest by fielding Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh as its candidate. BJP wanted consensus on Birla without talking about deputy speakership. to the Opposition.