K Suresh has been nominated by the opposition for the position of Lok Sabha speaker, but Rahul Gandhi claims that the government did not meet their demands.

In a recent development, Congress Member of Parliament Kodikunnil Suresh from Kerala has been chosen as the opposition's nominee for the prestigious Lok Sabha Speaker post. This announcement was made by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday while they were at the Parliament premises. Gandhi further shared that the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had reached out to the opposition to discuss the Speaker position.

According to Gandhi, the opposition had expressed their willingness to support the ruling party's candidate for the Speaker position. However, they had requested for the Deputy Speaker position to be given to the opposition in return. "We had discussions with everyone and the entire opposition was in agreement with supporting the ruling party's candidate, but our condition was that the Deputy Speaker position should be given to the opposition," Gandhi stated. He also mentioned that this has been a tradition in previous governments as well.

Gandhi revealed that they had conveyed this to Rajnath Singh, who had promised to contact Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge regarding this matter. However, no call has been received by Kharge since then. This has led to Gandhi expressing disappointment towards the government's lack of communication and disrespect towards their leader. "Their intentions are unclear. PM Modi does not seem interested in any constructive cooperation. The Deputy Speaker position should have rightfully gone to the opposition," Gandhi expressed, highlighting the Prime Minister's failure to follow through on his words.

Meanwhile, after meeting with Rajnath Singh in Parliament, Congress leader KC Venugopal shared that the government has proposed to consider the Deputy Speaker position at a later point, while insisting on signing the nomination form for the Speaker position immediately. However, the opposition has rejected this proposal and has decided to field their own candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker post. This decision was made by the opposition as they do not agree with the government's approach and believe that their candidate would be better suited for the role.

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