Who Is Bhartruhari Mahtab, The Pro-Tem Speaker For 18th Lok Sabha
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Bhartruhari Mahtab is a seven-term MP from the Cuttack parliamentary constituency in Odisha.
Bhartruhari Mahtab, a seven-time Member of Parliament, was sworn in as pro-tem Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha today. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Cuttack. However, the Opposition slammed the Centre for Mr Mahtab's appointment as the pro-tem Speaker and "overlooking" Kodikunnil Suresh, an eight-term Lok Sabha member, who apparently should have got the post as per the convention of naming the senior-most MP. They also alleged that Suresh was sidelined because “he belongs to the Dalit community”.
Who is Bhartruhari Mahtab?
1. Born in 1957, Mr Mahtab is the son of Odisha's first chief minister, the late Harekrushna Mahtab. After completing his schooling in Bhadrak, he pursued a Bachelor of Arts and later a Master's Degree in English from Utkal University in 1978, according to his election affidavit.
