No-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, opposition presented notice; 118 MPs supported
The opposition has presented a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. On Tuesday, this proposal was submitted to the Lok Sabha Secretariat under the leadership of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. According to sources, 118 MPs have stood in support of this proposal. However, TMC is not with the opposition in this proposal. Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi, chief whip Kodikunil Suresh and MP Mohammad Javed were involved in the process of submitting the proposal.
The opposition has taken this step due to expressing dissatisfaction over the working style of the Speaker and the way the Parliament is run. Political analysts say that this proposal could prove to be an important turning point in parliamentary history, as a large number of MPs have signed in its support. Now in further action the Parliament Speaker or Speaker will accept this proposal and decide the process of discussion/voting. Only after this the proposal will be debated and voted on.
According to sources, this proposal has been signed by a total of 118 MPs from Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK and many other opposition parties. Under Article 94 (C) of the Constitution, this notice regarding the proposal was submitted to the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
On February 2, during the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address, there was a deadlock in the Lok Sabha over denial of permission to raise the subject related to the unpublished memoirs of former Army Chief M.M. Naravane, suspension of eight opposition MPs in contempt of the House case and other issues. The opposition alleges that opposition leaders are not being allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha, while leaders of the ruling party have the freedom to speak on any issue.
What is the process of removing the speaker?
On February 2, during the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address, there was a deadlock in the Lok Sabha over denial of permission to raise the issue related to the unpublished memoirs of former Army Chief M.M. Naravane, suspension of eight opposition MPs for contempt of the House and other issues. The opposition alleges that opposition leaders are not being allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha, while leaders of the ruling party are allowed to speak freely.
no-confidence motion process
The procedure followed for removal of the Speaker in the Lok Sabha consists of the following steps: The clear allegations against the Speaker are mentioned in the motion; There is no place for sarcasm or conjecture in this. The notice under Rule 1 is entered in the list of business. The Lok Sabha Secretariat fixes the date for bringing the motion within 14 days of receiving the notice. The proposal must have the support of at least 50 members. The Speaker can be removed only if it is passed by majority in the Lok Sabha.
No-confidence motions have been brought against the Speaker in the Lok Sabha only three times so far in history:
18 December 1954: The then speaker G. A motion was brought against V. Mavalankar, which was rejected after debate.
24 November 1966: A motion was moved against Speaker Hukam Singh, but it was defeated as there were less than 50 members in support.
15 April 1987: A motion was brought against Speaker Balram Jhakar, which was rejected after debate..
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