No-Confidence Motion Against Speaker Likely On March 9, What Options Does Om Birla Have?

New Delhi: The no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is going to be discussed on March 9. The opposition has formally started the process of removing the speaker.

Why did the opposition show so much anger?

The opposition parties directly allege that the Speaker did not act completely impartially. He says that:

• Opposition members are not being given full opportunity to speak.
• Many times decisions were taken in a biased manner.
• The speaker took some steps that were unexpected.
• Wrong things were said against some Congress MPs (according to them)

Not only this, but the opposition had also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not come to the House to reply in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's address. As soon as the motion was filed, Om Birla recused himself from the proceedings of the House, that is, now he will not sit in on that discussion.

What does the Constitution say?

The procedure for removing the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is written in Article 94 of the Constitution.
And under Article 96, the Speaker gets the right to express his views in the House, present his side and defend himself.

During voting, the Speaker can cast his vote, but if there is a tie, he will not be able to cast a casting vote.

When did this drama start?

In fact, there has been an uproar in the Lok Sabha since February 2. That day, Rahul Gandhi wanted to read a part of the book of former Army Chief MM Naravane, in which there was talk of India-China conflict. But he was not allowed to study. Since then, continuous uproar, sloganeering, and throwing of papers – everything is going on.

What happened on the vote of thanks?

On February 4, Prime Minister Modi could not reply to the motion of thanks because the opposition created a ruckus. Yet the next day i.e. on 5 February, the motion of thanks was passed without the PM's reply.

Now all eyes are on March 9

When this no-confidence motion is debated, it is expected that there will be a very heated atmosphere. The opposition will use its full strength and the government will also not remain silent.