New Delhi, March 10 -- TDP leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu on Tuesday said that the last time a regional party significantly shaped the Speaker's Office was when the Telugu Desam Party nominated GMC Balayogi as Speaker.

Balayogi became the first Dalit MP and the first MP from a regional party to occupy the Speaker's Chair, demonstrating TDP's commitment to empowering Dalits both in the state and the country, he said.

Devarayalu, who opposed the opposition resolution for the removal of Speaker Om Birla, noted that Balayogi was instrumental in establishing the Ethics Committee in Parliament. He also recalled the historic moment on April 19, 1999, during the 12th Lok Sabha, when the government lost a no-confidence motion by a single vot...