Budget Session: The debate on the no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birka began in the lower house on Tuesday, 10 March.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Jagdambika Pal, who is in the Chair, said 10 hours have been allotted for debate, and asked MPs to stick to the resolution. Pal said the Speaker was generous with the permissions and procedure for the Opposition’s resolution.
“This motion is not to target Om Birla, but we want to preserve Lok Sabha’s dignity,” Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said before beginning the debate on the motion.
The no-confidence resolution against Birla was given by several opposition leaders who alleged that he had acted in a “blatantly partisan” manner in the House.
This motion is not to target Om Birla, but we want to preserve Lok Sabha’s dignity.
They had also accused the speaker of making certain false claims against Congress members when he spoke of some “unexpected action” in the Lok Sabha and had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to come to the House to reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address.
Birla had recused himself from the proceedings of the House from the date of submission of the notice, with the Lok Sabha Secretariat saying he would return only after the disposal of the agenda.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Modi backed Birla, saying he had taken all parliamentarians along and was committed to the principles of the Constitution and parliamentary democracy.
