Citing recent irregularities, DMK MP P Wilson called for abolishing NEET or granting assent to a bill to exclude Tamil Nadu from the medical entrance exam.
Lok speaker Om Birla termed June 25, 1975, as "black chapter" in Indian history, criticising Indira Gandhi for imposing Emergency and “attacking Constitution”.
The Opposition had agreed to support the government-backed candidate Om Birla under the condition that the deputy Speaker must be a member of the INDIA bloc.