Participating in debate on opposition resolution for removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, he said tere are "many instances in history and our traditions that teach us the importance of propriety and justice".
Lok Sabha on Wednesday rejected the opposition resolution for the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla through a voice vote amid noisy scenes in the House with Congress members protesting against the remarks of Home Minister Amit Shah against party leader Rahul Gandhi.
The discussion on the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla turned heated when LoP Rahul Gandhi interjected BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, stating he was "stopped multiple times" when he raised issues of "Prime Minister Narendra Modi being compromised" and the book of forme
Addressing the lower house, she said, "There is only one person in the country who has not bowed down before them (the ruling side) in the last 12 years. It is the Leader of the Opposition. They cannot digest the truth he speaks."
This was in response to Rijiju's statement during Gogoi's address, where he said that the opposition MPs used "unparliamentary words" and that they would answer back.
The Opposition will move the resolution to bring in the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, if the House functions "smoothly," Congress MP K Suresh said on Tuesday.
Congress MPs are scheduled to bring in a resolution to move the No-Confidence Motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday. 118 Opposition MPs have signed the motion, alleging "partisan" behaviour by the Speaker after the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, was allegedly not a
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Monday criticised the Opposition over the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, saying that the Opposition lacks leadership, agenda and logic, and accused them of avoiding debate in Parliament.
Congress MPs Gaurav Gogoi, Manish Tiwari, Deepender Singh Hooda, and Jothimani on Monday will present their argument in favour of the resolution seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, after they had accused the latter of "partisan behaviour" against the Opposition.
As the second phase of the Budget Session commenced today, K Suresh, one of the three Congress MPs scheduled to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, accused the latter of being "biased" and not allowing opposition to speak in the House.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday will initiate the discussion on the resolution seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, after the Opposition had accused the latter of "partisan behaviour".