DMK MP Kanimozhi has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stating that DMK members will now sit separately from the INDIA alliance in the Lower House. The note signals a sharp distancing by the DMK, an INDIA bloc constituent, from its parliamentary alliance partners after its arrangement with Congress ends, reshaping seat arrangements and opposition coordination.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted four major parliamentary committees that will function through the 2026-27 financial year. While the panels have been reorganized, several senior leaders have retained their chairperson roles. Faggan Singh Kulaste continues as chair of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and Baijayant Jay Panda remains at the helm of the Committee on Public Undertakings.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted four parliamentary committees for the 2026-27 financial year, extending them till 2027. Faggan Singh Kulaste was reappointed chair of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, while KC Venugopal was put back as chair of the Public Accounts Committee. The panels will drive departmental scrutiny and policy recommendations.
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