Will run House impartially, safeguard interests of all members: LS Speaker Om Birla

The  newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla on June 19 said he will run the House in an impartial manner, while asserting that the chair should not be biased.

Addressing the House after being unanimously elected as the speaker, Birla assured the members that he will preside over the proceedings in accordance with rules and regulations and "safeguard the interests of the members irrespective of the strength of their parties in the House".

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Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for running a transparent government, the speaker said he expects the "government to be more responsible and answerable in the House".

Everyone should be heard and the government should respond to them, he added. Seeking cooperation from all the members for a smoothfunctioning of the House, Birla said they should raise the questions and issues that come under the ambit of the central government.

"I have been a member like you from 2014 to 2019. And here, we should raise the issues which matter to the last person standing in the row," he said.

Om Birla, two-time MP from Rajasthan's Kota, was elected after Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed his name on Day 3 of Lok Sabha session. Om Birla's nomination for the Speaker post was backed by all the NDA allies. The Congress and Trinamool Congress also supported Om Birla for Speaker. As many as 13 motions were moved in support of Om Birla as the Speaker.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also full of praise of newly-elected Speaker Om Birla as he tweeted,