No-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla dismissed

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday rejected the opposition’s no-confidence motion seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, with the resolution defeated by a voice vote amid loud sloganeering and protests in the House. The motion had been brought by opposition parties, accusing the Speaker of failing to ensure impartial functioning of the House, an allegation strongly rejected by the government during a heated debate. BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who was presiding over the House, announced that the no-confidence motion had been defeated. Pal repeatedly urged Opposition MPs to return to their seats so the motion could be put to vote. However, as the protests continued, he proceeded to seek the sense of the House, and the resolution was rejected by a voice vote. The House was then adjourned for the day.

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Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, accusing it of questioning the very foundation of India’s democracy by bringing a no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla. Shah accused Rahul  Gandhi – who frequently criticises Speaker for not allowing opposition leaders a chance to speak – of 'all-time low' parliamentary attendance figures and said the Congress MP chose to 'run away' from the House when Birla does, in fact, allot time for him to raise issues. "LoP (i.e., the Leader of the Opposition) has grievances… that he is not allowed to speak, that his voice is stifled. I would like to ask him, 'who decides speak?' The Speaker? No… you have to decide. But when you have a chance you are in Germany… in England. Then he complains." "In the 16th Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's attendance was 52 per cent… the average was 80 per cent. In the 17th Lok Sabha, his attendance was 51 per cent… the average was 66 per cent." "Congress MPs spoke for 157 hours and 55 minutes in the 18th Lok Sabha. How much did he speak? Why did he not speak? Which Speaker stopped you? Nobody can," Shah declared.

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 "Misinformation is being spread to defame the Lok Sabha," he said.He also pointed out that the BJP had spent long years in opposition but had never moved a no-confidence motion against the Speaker.