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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla To Stay Away Till No-Confidence Motion Is Disposed off , Speaker Directs Secretary General To Examine Notice
About 120 opposition MPs submitted the notice for moving the resolution to remove Birla from office for not allowing Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders to speak in the House on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, as well as for suspending eight MPs.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided on moral grounds that he will not attend the proceedings of the House till the disposal of the no-confidence motion notice against him, according to sources.
This move according to ANI report came after Congress submitted a notice of no-confidence motion against Om Birla today. The speaker has directed the House Secretary-General to review the no-confidence notice against him and take appropriate action, according to sources.
Congress MP and deputy leader of party in Lok Sabha , Gaurav Gogoi said, “At 1:14 pm today, we submitted a motion for a no-confidence motion against the Speaker under rule 94C rules and procedures.” A total of 118 MPs have signed the notice of no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, according to Congress sources.
Meanwhile , Speaker Om Birla directed Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh to examine a notice served by the opposition for moving a resolution to remove him from office, sources said.