Running LS in ‘blatantly partisan manner’: Congress submits no-confidence motion notice against Speaker Om Birla

In a big development, the Congress party on Tuesday, February 10, submitted a notice of no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The notice, which reportedly has the signatures of 118 MPs, was submitted to the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said the notice was submitted at 1.14 pm today. “We submitted notice for a no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker under Rule 94C of the rules and procedures,” Gogoi said.

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A total of 118 MPs have signed the notice of no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker, Congress sources were reported as saying by news agency ANI. The sources added that Rahul Gandhi did not sign the notice as it is not proper for the LoP to sign a petition for the removal of the Speaker in a parliamentary democracy.

The no-confidence motion notice against the Lok Sabha Speaker reportedly states, “Notice of a resolution for the removal of Om Birla from the office of Speaker Lok Sabha, in terms of the provisions of Article 94(c) of the Constitution of India, has been given because of the blatantly partisan manner in which he has been conducting the business of the Lok Sabha. On several occasions, Leaders of Opposition Parties have just not been allowed to speak, which is their basic democratic right in Parliament.”

The Opposition has placed its faith in constitutional propriety.
While holding the Hon’ble Speaker in personal regard, we are pained and anguished by the consistent denial of opportunities to Opposition MPs to raise issues of public importance.
After many years, a no-confidence… pic.twitter.com/DwGElhoZYM

— Manickam Tagore .Bமாணிக்கம் தாகூர்.ப (@manickamtagore) February 10, 2026

The Lok Sabha Speaker is reported to have directed the Secretary General, Lok Sabha, to examine the notice and take appropriate action. Lok Sabha Secretariat sources, meanwhile, confirmed that the Opposition has submitted the notice of no-confidence against the Lok Sabha Speaker, and it will be examined and processed as per the rules.

The development came hours after opposition INDIA bloc floor leaders met this morning in the office of the Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha, and Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, in the Parliament House complex. Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi also attended the meeting.

The Lok Sabha, meanwhile, continued to face disruption today amid opposition protests over various issues. The Lower House convened for the day at 11 am and was first adjourned till 12 noon, and then till 2 pm.

Before the last adjournment, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the House: “We requested the Congress party with folded hands that there should be discussions on the Budget… The Congress party does not want to start speaking. They create a ruckus every day by coming into the well. The Congress party has already damaged the dignity of the Parliament…”

Earlier, a Congress MP claimed today that over 125 signatures have been obtained for the no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker. “The Opposition is united,” MP Sukhdeo Bhagat told ANI.

Referring to the letter written by women MPs of the BJP to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Bhagat stated, “The Opposition is being portrayed with a criminal image, which is saddening. If the Prime Minister feels so insecure in Parliament, should the SPG be deployed inside the House, or should his cabin be surrounded by bulletproof glass? The whole incident is disgraceful not only towards elected women MPs but towards women as a whole.”

Who can justify such behaviors from the Honb'le MPs? The direction from our leadership was very clear that we must maintain the dignity of the house and no BJP MP should get into physical confrontation with the rude opposition MPs. https://t.co/bezzALc7D3 pic.twitter.com/iqy41Xd9vn

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 10, 2026

Another Congress MP, Pramod Tiwari, said the Opposition has the right to bring a no-confidence motion against the Speaker in the Lok Sabha as per the Constitution.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut indicated that the Opposition would move the motion if the Lok Sabha fails to function today as well.

“Yesterday, when the House started, even the Lok Sabha Speaker did not cooperate. Today we will try again. If Om Birla does not agree, and his actions remain like this, the Opposition will have to bring a no-confidence motion against him. We will have to give a notice today,” Raut stated.