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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla volition not preside implicit the concern of the House until the Opposition’s announcement for a question seeking his removal is disposed of, sources said connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026), citing “moral grounds” for the decision.
The Speaker has already directed the Lok Sabha Secretary General to analyse and process the announcement arsenic per rules. Mr. Birla’s determination comes aft Opposition parties, led by the Congress, submitted a announcement seeking his removal, alleging that helium was “blatantly partisan” successful conducting the concern of the House.
Countering the Congress assertion that the Speaker’s charges against its women MPs were baseless, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju posted video footage from February 4 connected X, showing women MPs of the main Opposition enactment surrounding the Prime Minister’s beforehand enactment spot successful the Lok Sabha.
‘Most degrading behaviour’
If the ruling enactment had not restrained its members, Mr. Rijiju said, determination would person been “very disfigured scenes”. “Congress Party is arrogant of the astir degrading behaviour by their MPs !! If we had not stopped each the BJP MPs and allowed the Women MPs to face Congress MPs, it would person led to a precise disfigured scene. We person precise precocious consideration, to support the dignity & sanctity of the Parliament,” helium said successful his station connected X.
Later, speaking to reporters, helium said the Congress MPs had adjacent crossed the seat wherever the Prime Minister sits and went wrong a fewer rows of the Treasury benches.
“The BJP women MPs were precise agitated astatine this behaviour of the Congress MPs. We stopped our MPs from carnal confrontation. After that, these Opposition MPs went to the Speaker’s enclosure and threatened the Speaker. The BJP women MPs person submitted a petition. Let america spot however the Speaker acts and what steps helium takes,” helium said.
