But BJP sources didn’t rule out the possibility of the two leaders unofficially discussing the deputy Speaker’s post. I have asked for Rs 5,000 crore for rehabilitation and restoration work.”The Odisha chief minister is in Delhi for a Niti Aayog meeting on June 15. “Our fight against the BJD will not suffer because of the deputy Speaker’s post. It’s a parliamentary convention that the deputy Speaker’s post goes to the Opposition and the BJD will make a good choice,” a BJP leader said. For many years now, the deputy Speaker’s post in the Lok Sabha has been offered to an Opposition party.

Source: The Telegraph June 12, 2019 00:22 UTC