Opposition Submits No-Confidence Notice Against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Opposition parties on Tuesday submitted a notice of no-confidence against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, escalating their confrontation with the government over the conduct of parliamentary proceedings. The unprecedented move comes amid a prolonged logjam in the House with repeated adjournments and suspensions of Opposition members.

Congress sources confirmed that 118 MPs have signed the notice.

Notice Submitted Under Article 94(c)

"At 1:14 PM today, we submitted notice for no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker under Rule 94C of rules and procedures," Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi announced.

The Opposition stated the notice was given "because of the blatantly partisan manner in which Speaker has been conducting business of the Lok Sabha."

"We are pained at the manner in which the Speaker consistently prevented Opposition MPs from raising public interest issues," the notice added.

Under Article 94(c) of the Constitution, the Speaker can be removed by a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha after a mandatory 14-day notice period.

List of Grievances

The Opposition cited multiple concerns:

• Refusal to allow Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to speak
• Suspension of Opposition members
• Alleged inaction against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over his remarks
• Claims that women MPs posed a threat to the Prime Minister
• Denial of opportunity to discuss India-US trade deal
• Venugopal Signals Action

Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal had signaled the move on Monday. "As per Parliamentary rules, the Leader of Opposition is a shadow Prime Minister. But here, the LoP is not being allowed to speak in the House," he said.

"The Speaker is himself making allegations against Congress women MPs, but there is no space for the opposition... This kind of attitude against the opposition never happened before," Venugopal added.

Government Response

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju dismissed the move, stating the Opposition lacked the numbers to carry the resolution.

The motion follows days of deliberations among INDIA bloc leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.