Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Monday said the proposed no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is about safeguarding the tradition of Parliament, voicing strong concern over what she described as "insults to women MPs and former Prime Ministers."
Speaking to ANI, Karnataka Minister Kharge said, "...Whenever Rahul Gandhi uses the word 'Prime Minister' in Parliament, he is stopped. Is 'Prime Minister' considered an unparliamentary word? We also heard the Speaker saying that women MPs might attack the Prime Minister. What intelligenc
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he has not been consulted regarding the Opposition's plan to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, even as he acknowledged being aware of the intention.
Women Members of Parliament from the Indian National Congress on Monday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla alleging that the ruling party forced him to make "false, baseless, and defamatory" claims against them.
Speaking to ANI, Chidambaram said, "Parliament is for debating and following procedure that includes giving space to the Opposition to raise issues of concern to the nation. Opposition parties use various tools to register their protest, and this is a tool to do so."
According to Rajiv Dutta, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Kota MP and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the district administration rushed to the spot immediately after receiving information about the incident. Rescue operations are ongoing to retrieve people trapped under the debris.
Emphasising the need to preserve the sanctity of legislative institutions, Birla stated that maintaining the dignity and decorum of the House is a fundamental responsibility of every public representative.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, reacting to recent remarks by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Ansari voiced a concern over the possibility of external powers--or the executive--overshadowing the Speaker's constitutional power, asking, "Can someone be so powerful that he will suppress the