No-confidence motion against Om Birla: Lok Sabha fails to take up resolution amid opposition protests over West Asia debate | India News
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday failed to pass a motion seeking the removal of the Speaker Om Birla Amid repeated adjournments as opposition members demanded discussion on the West Asia situation.The House adjourned for the day soon after resuming at 3 pm following an earlier adjournment due to continued protests by opposition MPs.
When the proceedings started, the members of the opposition party started shouting slogans. BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who was presiding over the proceedings, urged the protesting members to maintain modesty and allow the House to take up the motion against Birla.Pal reminded the opposition that the no-confidence motion against the Speaker was already listed on the House agenda. He said that their adjournment notice cannot be taken at that stage to discuss the West Asia crisis.During the heated proceedings, Pal accused the opposition of wasting taxpayers’ money by disrupting the functioning of the House. He said the opposition was holding the proceedings “hostage” with their demands, adding that about Rs 9 crore was being spent daily to run the House.He described the behavior of opposition members as “immature and irresponsible” and claimed that they were working on a “political agenda” to disrupt the proceedings by preventing the House from taking up the motion against Birla.Pal also said that the government and the chair were willing to take up the resolution. However, he alleged that the opposition was creating obstruction even as Birla was not presiding over the House until the no-confidence motion against him was disposed of.
