The Lok Sabha is scheduled to debate a resolution seeking the removal of its Speaker, Om Birla, during the second part of the Budget Session, commencing on March 9, 2026. This resolution, sponsored by opposition members, cites allegations of "partisan behaviour" by Speaker Birla and has garnered the signatures of 118 Lok Sabha MPs. Both the Congress and the BJP have issued whips requiring their members' presence in the House from March 9 to 11.
Notably, the Trinamool Congress opted not to sign the resolution, stating that the opposition should have escalated the matter through a more gradual approach. The context surrounding this development includes the ongoing suspension of eight opposition members for rule violations, which continues into the second part of the session. Additionally, the Lok Sabha on February 5 passed the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address without the customary reply from the Prime Minister. A Congress General Secretary referenced a similar resolution from 1954, characterizing such actions as vital instruments of parliamentary democracy.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lok-sabha-likely-to-debate-resolution-seeking-speaker-om-birlas-removal-in-first-week-of-session/article70712651.ece
