Patna, March 12 (IANS) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Thursday said the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was destined to fail, while sharply criticising the opposition parties, particularly Congress, for what he described as a “decline in political standards”. Reacting to the rejection of the motion, Yadav said the outcome was expected from the beginning.“It was already clear that this would happen. The motion brought against the Speaker by the Congress party and…
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New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) In a significant escalation of tensions in Parliament, Congress leader and Parliamentarian KC Venugopal passionately defended the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during a heated debate in the House. The motion, backed by around 118 Opposition MPs, accuses the Speaker of running the proceedings in a blatantly partisan manner, severely undermining democratic principles.Rising to speak on the motion, Venugopal expressed profound concer…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah stood in strong defence of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Wednesday and lashed out at the Opposition for bringing notice to seek his ouster from the Chair.The Home Minister, responding to the debate on the no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, said that the Speaker doesn’t belong to any party and he remains above partisan politics. He said that the Lok Sabha Speaker serves the House, and he doesn’t belong to a party.“The…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday called Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi “Leader of Propaganda” and said he breaks the rules of the House and attempts to disrupt proceedings. He also asserted that parliamentary functioning would be governed by established rules and not by any external “toolkit”.Speaking against the resolution seeking to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Thakur accused the Congress leader of repeatedly violating parliamen…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha witnessed noisy scenes after BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke about the responsibilities associated with the position of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Rahul Gandhi, while speaking in his defence stated that “wild things have been said about me” and added that “the last time I spoke, I raised a fundamental question.”During the debate, Prasad took a swipe at LoP Rahul Gandhi and raised questions about his conduct both inside Parliament and during his v…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday criticised the Opposition during the debate on the no-confidence resolution against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, cautioning that such a parliamentary instrument should not be misused for political or personal motives.Participating in the discussion in the Lok Sabha, Prasad said that the mechanism of moving a motion against the Speaker should not be turned into a tool to settle political scores or to satisfy the “ego of some lead…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Lok Sabha witnessed heated political exchanges between the treasury benches and opposition on Tuesday as members began debating the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla. During the discussion, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey strongly defended the Speaker and launched a sharp attack on the opposition, particularly Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Dubey argued that parliamentary disagreements in the past had never resulted in such a step against the Speaker. …
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday took a swipe at the ruling party in the Lok Sabha, saying it was ironic that leaders who frequently criticise India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were now quoting him in support of their arguments. Speaking during a debate on a resolution seeking the removal of Om Birla as Speaker, Priyanka Gandhi said she found it amusing that those who regularly attack Nehru had suddenly begun praising him for strengthening Ind…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has “perfected the art” of turning off the microphones for Opposition MPs. Supporting the motion of no confidence against Birla, she raised several objections regarding parliamentary procedures during the debate in the House.Participating in the discussion, Moitra stated: “It seems that the Speaker has perfected the art of turning off the microphones for the Opposition members.”She claim…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday strongly defended Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, stating that he is the only person who has not bowed before the BJP-led government.She made the remarks while speaking during the discussion on the resolution seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was presiding over the House at the time, allowed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to address the House during the debate.In her sp…