Speaker Of Loksabha

The speaker of Lok Sabha is the presiding officer and the higher authority of the house of people. The speaker is generally elected by the first session of the Lok Sabha through General Election. The speaker maintains order and discipline of the house during the legislative session and presides over the joint session of the two houses of the parliament. 

History of Lok sabha speaker

The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India’s first general election with 543 elected members and 13 representing the union territories, the Lok Sabha speaker is generally elected after every general election and then only the selection is made; the speaker serves for five years after the election. The institution of a speaker and Deputy speaker originated in the year 1921, under the provision of the “Government of India Act” 1919. The “Government of India Act” in 1935 changed the president, the deputy president, and the deputy speaker of Lok sabha. The first speaker of Lok Sabha was Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar” who was in office from the year 1952 to 1956. 

The first woman speaker of Lok sabha was “Meira Kumar” who came in power in the year 2009 to 2014 she was also the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from the year 2004 to 2009. She was inducted into the cabinet as the Union Minister for Water Resources in the year 2009. She quitted from foreign services in the year 1985 and decided to pursue her career in politics.

Comparative position of both the house of parliament:

It is seen that the lower house is playing an important role in the house of parliament. The following points help to understand the comparative study of both houses. 

The Lok Sabha is directly elected and the true representation of the house of India. Rajya Sabha, on the other hand, was indirectly elected. The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and the Lok Sabha is elected for a definite period of 5 years, its tenure can be increased and can be dissolved earlier than expected. When the time of a routine bill comes both the houses have equal authority., however if the difference between the two houses persist and a joint sitting is called the Lok Sabha will have an upper hand because it has more members than the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha is more effective in terms of controlling the minister by debating the policies and program and criticizing the administration, Rajya Sabha expect more authority. Lok Sabha has the authority to pass a no confidence resolution.   Both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have identical power when it comes to constitutional power presidential and vice-presidential and removal of the vice president, chief justice, and Supreme Court bans the high court judges.

Who takes over in the absence of the speaker?

In the absence of the speaker, the deputy speaker discharges his function. A member from the panel presides over the house in the absence of both the speaker and the Deputy speaker.

 When Somnath Chatterjee was the Speaker of Lok Sabha

Somnath Chatterjee was an Indian Politician who was associated with the Communist party of India. He was also the speaker of Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.   

Powers and Functions of Lok Sabha speaker

The speaker of Lok Sabha is vested in the administration’s discriminatory power, which is as follows:

• The joint sitting of the parliament is called by the president of India and is presided over by the speaker of Lok Sabha and in their absence, it is done by the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha. 

• The speaker presides over the meeting in the lower house, by ensuring discipline and decorum among the member  
• The speaker guides in the Lok Sabha, deciding who will speak at what time, questions that are required to arise, and the order of preceding all the rules are to be maintained.
• The speaker uses the vote to resolve the deadlock; it is only possible when the two sides receive an equal number of votes by making the position impartial.
• In the absence of a quorum, the speaker decides to adjoin the house and suspend the meeting.  
• The speaker decides the agenda that must be discussed in the meeting of the members of the parliament.
• “The Speaker of Lok Sabha” has immense power to interpret the rules of procedure, as she is the member of the house and the presiding officer; she ensures the discipline of the house.
• The speaker has the power to permit various procedures by adjoining the motion of confidence, the motion of censure among others. 
•      Once the “Money bill” is passed from the lower house to the upper house, the speaker is solely responsible for endorsing the certificate on the bill. In other words, it means that he/she gives the pivotal power to decide whether any bill is a money bill.
• The speaker decides on granting recognition to the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha 
• The speaker has the power to nominate different chairpersons to the committee to look at whether the work is doing well or not.

Conclusion

The whole discussion on the Lok Sabha speaker’s official role is to moderate debts, making rules on procedure, announcing the result of the vote, and many other factors. The speaker decides who will speak and has the power to discipline members and break the procedure of the chamber of house. The speaker is the head of the lok sabha secretary which function under the ultimate control and direction.