New Delhi: Following the submission of a no-confidence movement in opposition to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla by opposition MPs, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday alleged that Congress members entered the Speaker’s chamber and verbally abused him.

Talking to reporters, Rijiju stated the Speaker was “deeply damage” by the incident and that he had personally spoken to him. He additionally referred to a dispute within the Home relating to talking permissions. He stated that after the Speaker issued a ruling, it was allegedly not adopted. He claimed that Rahul Gandhi acknowledged he didn’t want anybody’s permission to talk and would converse as he wished.

In line with Rijiju, round 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Speaker’s chamber and used inappropriate language. He additional claimed that senior Congress leaders, together with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal, had been current within the chamber and had been encouraging the protesting MPs.

“A minimum of 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chamber and abused him. I used to be additionally there. The Speaker is a really mushy individual, in any other case strict actions would have been taken. Senior Congress leaders, together with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal, had been additionally current inside, they usually had been encouraging them to battle,” he added.

This comes after the Congress submitted a no-confidence movement discover in opposition to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday. The dialogue on the movement to take away the Speaker is prone to happen on March 9, the primary day of the second a part of the Finances Session, in line with the Lok Sabha Secretariat sources.

Shortcomings have been discovered within the discover for the no-confidence movement submitted by Opposition MPs, searching for the elimination of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, sources stated on Wednesday. The discover reportedly talked about the occasions of February 2025 4 instances, which, underneath the principles, might have led to rejection.

Nonetheless, the Speaker has directed the Lok Sabha Secretariat to have the deficiencies within the discover rectified and proceed with additional motion, sources stated.

The event comes amid ongoing controversy between the Centre and the opposition over the functioning of the parliament. (ANI)

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