{"id":133557,"date":"2025-01-08T22:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=133557"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:55:51","slug":"heartfelt-praise-ls-om-birla-celebrates-the-ecis-powerful-role-in-ensuring-free-fair-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=133557","title":{"rendered":"Heartfelt Praise: LS Om Birla Celebrates the ECI\u2019s Powerful Role in Ensuring Free &#038; Fair Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-133532\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-Logo-Smal-1.jpg?resize=184%2C51&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"51\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Lok Sabha Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=97813\">Om Birla<\/a> praised the Election Commission of India for its exemplary record in overseeing free, fair, and impartial elections. His comments came during a meeting with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK\u2019s House of Commons, in London. Birla emphasized that India is a thriving democracy with nearly a billion voters, showcasing its achievements in parliamentary governance. He highlighted that India, despite its vast diversity, has successfully met the diverse hopes and aspirations of its citizens through active parliamentary dialogue and discussion.<\/span><\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133559\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/LS Om Birla Celebrates the ECI\u2019s Powerful Role in Ensuring Free &amp; Fair Elections\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133559 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/images-66.jpeg?resize=690%2C444&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"LS Om Birla Celebrates the ECI\u2019s Powerful Role in Ensuring Free &amp; Fair Elections\" width=\"690\" height=\"444\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/images-66.jpeg?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/images-66.jpeg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LS Om Birla Celebrates the ECI\u2019s Powerful Role in Ensuring Free &amp; Fair Elections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Birla noted the significant role of digital technology in Parliament, stating it has empowered legislators to perform their duties more effectively. He urged for increased exchanges of parliamentary knowledge and experiences between India and the UK, advocating for strengthened cooperation between the two democracies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This dialogue underscores the mutual respect and shared values between the parliamentary systems of India and the UK, focusing on promoting democratic principles and enhancing legislative collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla praised the Election Commission of India for its exemplary record in overseeing free, fair, and impartial elections. His comments came during a meeting with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK\u2019s House of Commons, in London. Birla emphasized that India is a thriving democracy with nearly a billion voters, showcasing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[39340,39343,39349,39345,19497,39346,39335,39336,39339,39342,39348,39355,39356,39350,39334,39351,39344,39341,39347,39354,39352,39337,39338,39353],"class_list":["post-133557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-billion-voters-in-india","tag-citizens-aspirations","tag-democratic-principles","tag-digital-technology-in-parliament","tag-election-commission-of-india","tag-empowered-legislators","tag-free-and-fair-elections","tag-impartial-elections","tag-india-democracy","tag-india-diversity","tag-india-uk-cooperation","tag-india-uk-relations","tag-international-democracy-dialogue","tag-legislative-collaboration","tag-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla","tag-mutual-respect-between-india-and-uk","tag-parliamentary-dialogue","tag-parliamentary-governance","tag-parliamentary-knowledge-exchange","tag-parliamentary-systems-comparison","tag-shared-values-in-democracy","tag-sir-lindsay-hoyle","tag-speaker-of-the-uk-house-of-commons","tag-strengthening-democracy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157585,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157585","url_meta":{"origin":133557,"position":0},"title":"Assam\u2019s Uma Chetry, Jintimani Kalita Earn India A Spots vs Australia A","author":"News Desk","date":"August 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two Assam players, wicketkeeper-batter Uma Chetry and all-rounder Jintimani Kalita, have been named in the India A Women\u2019s squads for the upcoming series against Australia A, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) announced, earning praise from the state body. 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