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Powers of the Speaker
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- Context (IE): Once the Protem Speaker administers the oath to new members, the Lok Sabha proceeds to elect the Speaker (Article 93) as its Presiding Officer.
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Roles and Powers of the Speaker of Lok Sabha
Conducting the House
- The Speaker controls and supervises House proceedings, deciding the agenda and modalities for conducting government business in consultation with the Leader of the House.
- Grants permission for questions and discussions. Interprets and enforces the Rules of Procedure.
Questions and Records
- Decides on the admissibility of questions raised by members.
- Oversees the publication of House proceedings.
- Can remove unparliamentary remarks (potentially shielding the government from criticism).
Voting
- The Speaker can decide on voice votes or division votes (recording individual votes).
- The Speaker has a casting vote (Article 100) in case of a tie (does not vote initially).
Disqualification of Members
- Holds the power to disqualify MPs who defect from their party (Tenth Schedule of the IC).
- In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that Assembly and Lok Sabha Speakers must decide disqualification pleas within three months, except in extraordinary circumstances.
Leader of the House
Rule of Procedure
Pro tem Speaker
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