Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday responded to the no-confidence motion moved against him by the opposition, asking the lower house secretariat to “examine the notice and expedite the process”.
The letter also cites recent examples, including Rahul Gandhi not being allowed to complete his speech during the motion of thanks and eight opposition MPs being suspended. (Parliament TV)The resolution, carrying 118 signatures, was Submitted to Lok Sabha Secretary General Uppal Kumar Singh by Congress leaders K Suresh, Gaurav Gogoi and Md Javed.
Birla’s response came within an hour of submitting the no-confidence motion. He asked the Lok Sabha secretariat to “examine the no-confidence motion and expedite the process”.
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According to the text of the notice exclusively accessed by Hindustan Times, the resolution was moved under Article 94(c) of the Constitution, alleging an “innocently biased approach” in conducting the proceedings of the Lok Sabha.
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The notice also said that leaders of opposition parties were repeatedly denied the opportunity to speak in the House, a move they said denied them basic democratic rights.
The Lok Sabha has been in a long deadlock amid the ongoing budget session.
In earlier attempts to break the deadlock, Birla met top leaders at the Center and met opposition leaders, including LOP’s Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool Congress’s Abhishek Banerjee and Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav.
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Opposition leaders raised several demands, including allowing the leader of the opposition to speak and reconsidering the suspension of eight MPs. Earlier, Congress leader KC Venugopal hinted at action against the Speaker, accusing the chairman of sidelining the opposition and not allowing his members to raise important issues.
Slogans, uproar and adjournment: Chaos in ParliamentThe Lok Sabha has been witnessing repeated adjournments, sloganeering and a continuing deadlock since last week, when Rahul Gandhi wanted to quote from an unpublished book by former army chief General (retd) MM Naravane on India-China relations.
Amid constant disruption, the Lok Sabha is witnessing a historic event. for For the first time in 22 years, The President’s speech was passed in the Lok Sabha without the Prime Minister’s reply to the debate.
Om Birla alleged that he had received credible information that many Congress MPs had “reached the Prime Minister’s seat and made .
