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NDA Set To Counter Opposition In 10-Hour Debate On Motion To Remove Speaker In Lok Sabha On Monday
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will on Sunday evening hold a briefing with BJP MPs who are slated to speak during the debate
The Lok Sabha will take up for discussion on Monday, March 9, a resolution moved by Opposition parties led by the Congress seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla.
The debate will begin on the first day of the second part of the Budget Session and is expected to witness a sharp political confrontation between the ruling NDA and the Opposition.
Amid the start of the Budget Session and the scheduled discussion on the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will on Sunday evening hold a briefing with BJP MPs who are slated to speak during the debate.
The motion has been moved by two Congress MPs — Mohammed Jawed and Kodikunnil Suresh — alleging that the Speaker has acted in a partisan manner and failed to maintain the impartiality expected of the office.
In the notice submitted to the House, the Opposition has accused the Speaker of disallowing the Leader of the Opposition and other Opposition members from speaking, making unwarranted allegations against women MPs, suspending Opposition members for an entire session for raising issues of public concern, and not reprimanding ruling party MPs for derogatory remarks against former prime ministers.
The motion states that such actions show that the Speaker has “ceased to maintain an impartial attitude necessary to command the confidence of all sections of the House”, and therefore calls for his removal from office.
According to sources in the ruling alliance, the discussion on the motion is expected to last more than 10 hours, allowing participation from both treasury benches and the Opposition. NDA leaders have already drawn up a list of speakers from the BJP and its alliance partners who will participate in the debate.
Sources said that those speaking on behalf of the ruling alliance have been asked to come prepared with research material highlighting what the NDA describes as the Congress party’s “history of disrespecting constitutional institutions and offices”.
Leaders within the NDA are expected to cite several instances to counter the Opposition’s charges, including recent controversies involving the Opposition. The government side is also likely to refer to incidents where Opposition leaders allegedly showed disrespect towards constitutional authorities such as Governors, the Prime Minister and the President.
One of the references expected during the debate relates to recent remarks by Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, which the ruling alliance has described as disrespectful towards the President during her recent visit to the state.
A senior NDA minister told CNN-News18 that the ruling alliance would strongly counter the Opposition’s allegations during the debate. “We will not let anything go easy and will come hammering at the Congress to remind them of their past. It is unfortunate that the grand old party is dragging its alliance partners into moving such a motion,” the minister said.
Under parliamentary procedure, Speaker Om Birla will not preside over the House during the discussion on the motion seeking his removal. Instead, members from the panel of chairpersons will conduct the proceedings.
The controversy stems from events during the first part of the Budget Session when the Opposition, particularly the Congress, accused the Speaker of favouring the ruling side. The tensions escalated after a disruption in the House on March 4 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unable to deliver his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address amid protests by Opposition MPs, including women members who gathered near the Speaker’s chair.
Earlier, nine MPs had been suspended for the remainder of the session for unruly conduct.
According to parliamentary sources, around 118 Opposition MPs have signed the notice supporting the motion. In a late development, the Trinamool Congress has also decided to support the resolution.
Interestingly, during the first part of the session, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee had suggested that it would be unfair to move such a motion unless the Speaker was given an opportunity to respond to the allegations. However, the party has now decided to back the move.
Meanwhile, the stand of Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) is yet to be clarified on whether the party will support the motion or abstain during voting.
The discussion on the motion is scheduled to take place over two days — March 9 and 10. After the debate concludes, the House will move on to discussions on Demands for Grants ahead of the passage of the Finance Bill, which remains the government’s key legislative priority in the second part of the Budget Session.
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