Lok Sabha No-Confidence Motion Debate Today LIVE: Parliament is witnessing a tense day as the Lok Sabha took up a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, triggering sharp exchanges between the government and the opposition. The House also saw repeated protests, sloganeering and adjournments during the proceedings.
The debate is chaired by Jagdambika Pal, with several opposition MPs raising questions over procedure and accusing the Chair of bias. Members of the treasury benches strongly defended the Speaker, leading to heated arguments and interruptions.
Lok Sabha proceedings came to a halt on Monday after repeated disruptions by Opposition MPs, preventing the House from taking up a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla. The discussion on the resolution may now take place today, as according to reports, the government has set aside about 10 hours for the discussion on the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla.
The disruptions began early on Monday when External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stood up to brief the House on the situation in West Asia. As he started speaking, Opposition members began shouting slogans and demanded a detailed debate on the ongoing crisis in the region.
Presiding over the session, BJP MP Jagadambika Pal pointed out that the House already had a resolution listed for discussion — the motion seeking Birla’s removal as Speaker. At the same time, the Opposition had also submitted a notice asking for the proceedings to be adjourned so that the West Asia issue could be debated. Pal questioned how both matters could be discussed on the same day.
When the House met again, the protests continued. Pal reminded Opposition MPs that the motion related to Birla was already scheduled and said their request to adjourn the House for a discussion on West Asia could not be taken up. He also alleged that the Opposition was deliberately trying to block the debate on the motion against Birla.
Pal added that both the government and the Chair were ready to take up the resolution, but the disruptions were stopping the House from moving forward. Birla himself did not preside over the proceedings because the motion against him is still pending.
After Jaishankar finished his statement, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticised the Opposition, saying they were not respecting parliamentary rules. He noted that the notice seeking Birla’s removal had already been accepted and that the government was open to discussing it, but continuous protests were preventing the debate.
The Lok Sabha was first adjourned earlier in the day because of the protests. When the House met again at 3 pm, the disruptions continued, and the proceedings were eventually adjourned for the rest of the day.
Opposition-backed motion seeking removal of Speaker Om Birla
A group of 118 Opposition MPs has moved a no-confidence motion against Om Birla, accusing the Lok Sabha Speaker of running the House in a clearly biased way. After the notice was submitted, Birla stepped aside from chairing the proceedings in the Lok Sabha. He is expected to return to the Speaker’s chair only after the issue is settled.
Even though the move has added to the political tension, it is unlikely to pass because the ruling National Democratic Alliance has a strong majority in Parliament. PM Narendra Modi has also come out in support of Birla, saying the Speaker has followed the Constitution and maintained the values of parliamentary democracy.
What Jaishankar said on West Asia crisis
Once the Session began, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha about the worsening situation in West Asia and said that the government has been closely watching the developments. He said the government had already released a statement on February 20 expressing serious concern over the rising tensions and had urged all sides to show restraint. He called for crisis to be resolved in West Asia via “dialogue and diplomacy” to reduce tensions.
Jaishankar also said the situation is being closely monitored by Narendra Modi, with different ministries working together to respond to the developments and protect India’s interests.
Speaking about the larger impact, he said, “This ongoing conflict is of particular concern to India. We are a neighbouring region, and have obvious stakes that West Asia remains stable. There are one crore Indians who live and work in the Gulf nations. In Iran, too, there are a few thousand Indians for study or employment. The region is key to our energy security and includes many important suppliers of oil and gas….Serious supply chain disruptions and a climate of instability are serious issues.”
He also said that the conflict has continued to grow and the security situation in the region has worsened. According to him, the fighting has now spread to other countries, causing large-scale damage and affecting daily life and normal activities across the region.
Jaishankar also said that all efforts are being made to bring back the Indians who are stuck in West Asia. He also said, “contacts with Iran at the leadership level are obviously difficult at this time; I have spoken to Iranian Foreign Minister.” He further informed that there were many students who disregarded the advsory initially and got stuck in Iran later. The effort to bring them back is on to.
Key bills likely to be discussed during the Session
The second phase of the Budget Session will also focus on examining the Demands for Grants for different ministries for the financial year 2026–27. Lawmakers are also expected to take up the Finance Bill 2026, which includes the tax changes announced in the Union Budget 2026 earlier this year.
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said the opposition was compelled to bring a resolution seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in order to “save the Constitution”, accusing the Speaker of showing partisan behaviour in the House.
Initiating the debate on the resolution, Gogoi claimed that the atmosphere in Parliament had deteriorated to the extent that the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address in February.
Explaining the opposition’s reasons for bringing the resolution, the MP from Assam’s Jorhat said, “We stated that in February, when the LoP wanted to speak on the motion of thanks to the President's address, he was interrupted 20 times by the Speaker, members of the chairpersons' panel, senior members of the treasury benches. He was interrupted in a premeditated manner.”
“The Speaker did not allow the LoP to speak. The LoP was repeatedly interrupted while attempting to place a few critical issues mandatory to be known to the House and the people of the country,” Gogoi said.
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The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up an opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office, with opposition parties alleging bias towards the ruling party. The development came amid a heated debate in the House over who should preside over the proceedings while the motion against the Speaker is under consideration.
Congress MP Mohammed Jawed read out the notice seeking to move the resolution for Birla’s removal. Besides Jawed, MPs K. Suresh and Mallu Ravi had also submitted notices to move the resolution in the Lok Sabha.
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The Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm as the debate on the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla continued to generate heated exchanges in the House. The adjournment came after discussions and objections raised by members during the session, with the House set to reconvene later in the day to resume the proceedings.
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Continuing his remarks during the debate on the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that even though the opposition INDIA bloc has nearly 200 members in the Lok Sabha, the House still does not have a Deputy Speaker. He said the country should know how the House is being run.
Gogoi further alleged that even the microphone in the House was being “weaponised”. He claimed that members from the treasury benches were regularly allowed to speak, while opposition MPs were denied the chance, especially Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who he said was not being given the microphone.
Chairing the proceedings, Jagdambika Pal responded by saying these were slanders against the Chair. However, Mr. Gogoi rejected the remark, saying these were not just allegations but issues directly linked to the resolution being discussed. He argued that opposition members were effectively “disallowed” from speaking by being denied access to the microphone.
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi raised questions about the procedure being followed in the House. Citing the rules, he said the Speaker cannot preside when a resolution for his removal is under consideration. Gogoi argued that the Speaker normally appoints a panel of chairpersons, and one of them is chosen to preside over the House during such proceedings.
He asked how it had been decided that Jagdambika Pal would chair the debate and said there was no record in the House from the panel of chairpersons regarding the decision.
Responding to the objection, Pal said he had already issued a ruling on the matter. He stated that since the post of Speaker is not vacant, the Speaker’s earlier appointments remain valid and the authority to decide the Chair still stands.
However, Gogoi rejected this explanation, arguing that if the Speaker does not have the power to preside during the discussion on the motion for his removal, it raises questions about how the authority to decide the presiding officer has been exercised.
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The Lok Sabha will hold a 10-hour discussion on the motion seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla. The proceedings are being chaired by Jagdambika Pal, who referred to Birla’s “generosity” while explaining the process related to the motion.
Pal said that when the opposition first submitted the notice for the motion, there were some errors in it. According to him, Birla himself pointed out the mistakes and suggested corrections so that the notice could be made admissible and the motion could be properly moved in the House.
He also noted that Birla voluntarily chose not to preside over the House while the debate on the motion against him is being held. This, Pal said, reflected the Speaker’s decision to step aside during the discussion concerning his position.
Opposition members strongly objected to the Chair’s remarks and attempted to raise a point of order. The House briefly witnessed noisy scenes, with some members protesting the comments and one member heard telling the Chair that the remarks were “absolutely wrong.”
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Chairing the proceedings, Jagdambika Pal said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla showed generosity when the Opposition submitted a no-confidence notice against him. Pal claimed that Birla himself helped correct several mistakes in the notice so that it could be made admissible in the House.
He further praised the Speaker, saying that Birla had taken the “moral high ground” by allowing the process to move forward despite the motion being directed against him.
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The Lok Sabha witnessed a discussion on who should preside over House proceedings when a resolution seeking the removal of the Speaker is taken up. The issue arose during the debate on the motion against Speaker Om Birla, with members raising procedural questions. Opposition MPs argued that a specifically appointed member should chair the House during such discussions to ensure neutrality.
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Opposition members argued in the Lok Sabha that a specific person should be formally appointed to preside over the House when a resolution seeking the removal of the Speaker is taken up for discussion.
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During the proceedings, Mr. Owaisi and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey engaged in a sharp exchange over the rules governing the no-confidence resolution against the Lok Sabha Speaker, highlighting disagreements between the opposition and the treasury benches on the procedure.
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Several senior BJP leaders are expected to take part in the discussion if the resolution is admitted in the House. Among those likely to speak are Anurag Thakur, Nishikant Dubey, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Bhartruhari Mahtab. They are expected to defend the Speaker and respond to allegations raised by opposition parties during the debate.
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Repeated appeals from the Chair, led by Sandhya Ray, failed to calm the situation in the Lok Sabha as Opposition members continued to display placards and raise slogans from the Well of the House. With the disruption persisting and proceedings unable to continue smoothly, Ms. Ray eventually adjourned the House briefly till 12 p.m.
‘They Will Keep Shouting, India Will Keep Making Records’: Chouhan
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticised the opposition for sloganeering during the Lok Sabha proceedings, saying their protests would not stop the country’s progress. Referring to the disruption in the House, he remarked that the opposition may continue shouting slogans about the government’s removal, but India will continue moving forward and setting new records in development.
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Opposition members continued their protest in both Houses of Parliament by raising slogans and displaying placards during the proceedings. The demonstrations caused disruptions as members pressed their demands and voiced objections during the session.
During a discussion on farmers’ issues in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan strongly condemned the opposition’s sloganeering inside the House, criticising the protests while the debate on farmers’ matters was underway.
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Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process a “fraud” during the proceedings, prompting an immediate intervention from Chairman P. Radhakrishnan, who said such remarks would not be allowed in the House.
Opposition members protested the decision, with some reportedly displaying placards. The Chairman reminded members that placards are not permitted inside the House and said that adequate time had already been given during the earlier debate on electoral reforms to raise such issues.
As sloganeering continued, the Chairman responded to demands from members seeking to speak, saying, “You can not force the Chair, to take political advantage.” He reiterated that all members had been given an opportunity to raise their views during the earlier debate on electoral reforms.
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Zero Hour is currently underway in the House, with opposition leaders demanding that the Leader of the Opposition be given an opportunity to speak. Responding to the demand, Chairman P. Radhakrishnan said that he would allow the Leader of the Opposition to address the House. The development comes amid continued protests and demands from opposition members during the proceedings.
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Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju is expected to initiate the discussion on the resolution related to the proposed no-confidence motion. The government side is likely to defend the functioning of Speaker Om Birla during the debate. Several ruling party MPs are also scheduled to participate and present their views during the proceedings.
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As the Question Hour began in the Lok Sabha, opposition members raised slogans alleging “vote chori” (vote theft), disrupting proceedings and protesting against the government. The sloganeering was heard from opposition benches as members voiced their objections, drawing attention to the issue while the House attempted to continue with the scheduled Question Hour.
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The opposition’s proposed no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla will only be formally introduced if the House grants permission for it. The resolution is expected to be moved during the ongoing budget session of Parliament. If accepted, the motion will open the door for a debate in the Lok Sabha over the conduct and functioning of the Speaker.
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Around 118 MPs from various opposition parties have signed the No-Confidence Motion, alleging that the Speaker has acted in a partisan manner during proceedings, particularly after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was reportedly not allowed to speak in the House.
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The Congress has criticised External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for his statement in Parliament on the West Asia situation, calling it “vapid”. The party also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy “(mis)adventurism”, along with what it described as the government’s weakening of the Indian Foreign Service, is pushing India towards “vassalage”.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Congress’ foreign affairs department - headed by former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid - said the minister’s remarks “inexplicably” did not mention the sinking of the vessel IRIS Dena in what it called India’s strategic neighbourhood. According to the party, this incident undermines India’s role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region.
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Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav has raised concerns over reports of a possible shortage of commercial LPG cylinders in parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He said the supply problem is not limited to India and is being seen across the world. However, he accused the government of giving people the impression that there is enough stock of LPG, petrol and diesel in the country.
Yadav also pointed out that a large share of India’s crude oil imports (around 80%) passes through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently shut. According to him, the disruption in this key route is affecting supplies.
The Samajwadi Party leader further argued that the country is facing losses because of what he described as the government’s poor policy decisions. The topic is likely to be raised in the Parliament today amid rising concerns.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the issue of the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will continue to remain a key matter in Parliament. Raut also said that MPs in both Houses had demanded a discussion on how the ongoing conflict in the region could affect India.
According to him, talking about the possible impact of the situation is important for the country, but the government is not willing to allow such a debate.
He also referred to the statement made on Monday by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, saying the minister spoke about peace even though tensions remain high in areas close to India.
Raut further questioned the government’s approach to the situation and raised concerns about the Prime Minister’s earlier visit to Israel before the conflict began.
Parliament Budget Session Live Updates: Debate on motion against Om Birla expected to be key focus
BJD MP Sasmit Patra said the upcoming Lok Sabha session will be important as it will include a discussion on the motion seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla.
Patra said the issue is significant for Parliament and requires serious discussion. He stressed that MPs from all political parties should come together and focus on dialogue and meaningful debate during the session.
He also said the government should remain open to hearing the Opposition’s concerns and demands, and that discussions in the House should move forward through cooperation and constructive engagement.
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Welcome back to day 2 of the Parliament Budget Session. After much sloganeering on Monday by the Opposition MPs on Jaishanakr's West Asia crisis statement, the House failed to take up the discussion on motion against Om Birla. The Parliament is expected to have a heated debate over the no-confidence motion today. Stay tuned with us for further updates.
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In a statement in Parliament, Jaishankar said one of the vessels, IRIS Lavan, docked at Kochi port on March 4.
The disclosure comes amid heightened tensions in the Indian Ocean region following the sinking of an Iranian warship by the United States last week. It also marks the first time that a senior minister has publicly confirmed Iran’s request to dock its ships at Indian ports.
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In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said the airline has restructured employment contracts, recruited new staff and offered exit options for untenured employees as part of efforts to improve operational efficiency under the new management.
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