Topic: Om Birla

While designed to be a non-partisan, honoured position, the Speaker's office faces ongoing scrutiny over its impartiality . The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is a sanctimonious and esteemed constitutional office in India, designed to be the & "umpire" ; of democracy, upholding the dignity, freedom, and privileges of the House. Om Birla has failed that test and must abdicate his role as a sign of moral obligation, whether or not he has the numbers to retain his place.

The LoP was stopped mid-speech by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who said he would not allow Rahul to proceed as he was going off topic, to which there was vehement protest from Oppn.

Birla addressed House a day after Opposition-sponsored resolution seeking his removal over charges of bias and partiality was defeated by voice vote.

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Calling it 'divine karma', Mahua Moitra backs no-confidence motion against Birla, saying the same Chair that expelled her now faces her opening salvo. Says dignity exits when he enters Parliament.

Congress MPs accused Speaker Om Birla of partisan conduct and levelling 'unwarranted allegations' against women MPs from Oppn parties.

Congress MP asserted that Opposition compelled to pursue the extraordinary step not out of personal enmity but to uphold the decorum and dignity of Parliament.

The extraordinary step by the Opposition to seek Birla’s removal has been a long time in the making—one bitter confrontation after another.

Oppn notice says Birla’s remark that he told Modi not to attend LS last Wednesday based on ‘concrete information’ that Congress MPs planned ‘some unexpected act’ was ‘false’, ‘derogatory’.

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