New Delhi, June 19 -- : Leaders from across political parties on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla after he was unanimously elected as the 17th Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
While several leaders, most of them MPs, greeted him in his chamber in Parliament House after the conclusion of proceedings, leaders in different parts of India took to Twitter to congratulate the newly-elected speaker.
Among the leaders who congratulated the leader are Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, BJP National General Secretary Saroj Pandey, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot.
Congratulating Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "I am aware of Om Birla's working style. I am sure he wil...