Celebrations in Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's hometown Kota

KOTA: Celebrations erupted in Om Birla's hometown of Kota as the BJP MP from the Kota parliamentary constituency was re-elected to the post of Lok Sabha Speaker on Wednesday.
BJP workers gathered at the party office and the office of BJP MLA Sandeep Sharma, watching the proceedings of the Lower House and raising slogans in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Birla assumed the chair.
Supporters lit firecrackers outside these offices to mark the occasion. Birla's family expressed their congratulations and gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for nominating him for a second term as the Speaker.
"I extend my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party leadership for nominating Om Birla for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker for the second time. It is a moment of pride for the entire Hadouti region and Rajasthan. I wish the graceful dignity of the House (Lok Sabha) would never be lowered or disgraced," said Birla's elder brother Hari Krishan Birla.
The BJP state unit had already started the celebrations on Tuesday when Birla was nominated. Led by the party's state vice president Prabhulal Saini and Kota district party president Rajesh Jain, party workers lit firecrackers outside the GMA auditorium and distributed sweets that evening.
Party worker Sanjay Lathi mentioned that grand celebrations would take place in Kota and Bundi in the evening to mark this significant event.