New Delhi, June 25: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the opposition will support the government on the Lok Sabha Speaker's choice if they give the deputy speaker's post to the opposition bloc. He also said that Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh was yet to get back to them on the opposition's demand for the deputy speaker's post. Lok Sabha Speaker Election 2024: Rahul Gandhi Says Will Support NDA Candidate If Deputy Speaker Post Is Given to Opposition (Watch Video).

Rahul Gandhi Speaks on Lok Sabha Speaker Nomination

Separately, Kota MP Om Birla met Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid indications that he could be fielded for the post of Lok Sabha speaker, a position he held in the previous House.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)