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The Lok Sabha connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026) took up a solution moved by the Opposition seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, with some the treasury and Opposition benches trading crisp accusations implicit the functioning and neutrality of the Chair.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju described the question arsenic an “attack connected ideology itself”, portion Congress Deputy Leader successful the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said the Opposition had been compelled to bring the solution successful bid to “protect the neutrality” of the instauration of the Speaker.
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The discussion, for which 10 hours person been allotted, volition widen into a 2nd time connected Wednesday (March 11, 2026) and reason with a vote. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to intervene successful the statement earlier the House votes connected the motion.
Debate connected presiding officer
The proceedings began with Congress MP Mohammad Jawed speechmaking retired the announcement seeking to determination the solution for Mr. Birla’s removal. The question was besides moved by chap Congress MPs K. Suresh and Mallu Ravi.
A little procedural enactment erupted implicit who would preside implicit the proceedings during the debate. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi raised a constituent of order, asking wherefore BJP MP Jagdambika Pal was chairing the session, and arguing that Mr. Pal had been appointed to the sheet of chairpersons by the Speaker himself.
The objection was countered by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Mr. Rijiju, who said the assertion was “irrelevant” and that Mr. Pal was competent to preside implicit the House during the debate.
After the presiding serviceman asked members supporting the announcement to basal up, much than the required 50 MPs roseate successful their seats, allowing the question to beryllium admitted for discussion.
Gogoi cites LoP treatment
Initiating the statement connected behalf of the Opposition, Mr. Gogoi launched a crisp onslaught connected the Speaker’s conduct, alleging partisan behaviour and arguing that the solution was indispensable to “save the Constitution” and uphold the dignity of Parliament.
“We are saddened that we had to bring specified a solution due to the fact that we each person idiosyncratic relations with the Speaker. But it is our dharma and work to support the decorum and dignity of this House,” Mr. Gogoi said.
He alleged that the Opposition had repeatedly been denied the accidental to rise captious issues successful the House and cited the attraction of Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi during the statement connected the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address.
“In the period of February, erstwhile the Leader of the Opposition tried to talk during the Motion of Thanks, helium was interrupted 20 times. The interruptions came from the Chair, members of the panel, and elder leaders of the treasury benches,” Mr. Gogoi said.
According to the Congress leader, the interruptions were “premeditated” and prevented Mr. Gandhi from raising important matters earlier the House.
‘MPs silenced’
“There was an anticipation that the Chair would beryllium neutral. But probe of the uncorrected transcripts volition amusement the fig of times the Leader of the Opposition was interrupted. While helium was connected his feet, different subordinate was called upon to speak,” Mr. Gogoi said.
“Is this the parliamentary contented we privation to show? Microphones are being utilized to soundlessness MPs. This stands successful nonstop contradiction with the rituals of this House,” helium added.
Mr. Gogoi besides cited instances wherever Opposition members’ remarks were expunged, portion allegations made by treasury seat members were allowed to stay connected record.
‘Speaker ever impartial’
Intervening during the debate, Mr. Rijiju rejected the Opposition’s charges and powerfully defended Mr. Birla, saying that the Speaker had ever acted impartially and had, successful fact, provided galore opportunities to Opposition members to rise issues.
He accused the Congress of targeting law institutions since losing powerfulness successful 2014 and said the latest determination was aimed astatine undermining the bureau of the Speaker.
“This solution against the Speaker is akin to an onslaught connected ideology itself,” Mr. Rijiju said, adding that the decisions of the Speaker were last and indispensable beryllium respected by each members of the House.
Defending Mr. Birla’s tenure, the Minister said the Speaker had introduced respective reforms to modernise parliamentary functioning, including steps towards making Parliament paperless and encouraging greater information from younger members.
Mr. Rijiju besides dismissed allegations of bias, claiming that Opposition members had been fixed ample accidental to inquire supplementary questions and rise matters of nationalist importance.
