Reports said on Monday that the Opposition is planning to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. This has been reported by the news agency ANI, quoting sources.
It has been reported that the Opposition is likely to move the motion in the second part of the Budget Session, as it requires 20 days’ notice. The reasons to be listed for moving the motion include: Lok Sabha LoP not being allowed to speak; women MPs named by the Chair; certain Treasury Bench MPs always given privilege in the House; and the way 8 Opposition MPs were suspended for the whole session.
Congress MP KC Venugopal told the media that the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has not been allowed to speak in Parliament on important matters, and he faulted the Lok Sabha Speaker for denying the opportunity to the LoP, who is considered a shadow of the Prime Minister in the Lower House.
Venugopal further blamed Speaker Birla for levelling unfounded allegations against women MPs, stating such an attitude against the Opposition has never been seen in Parliament before.
“As per the Parliamentary rules, the Leader of the Opposition is a shadow Prime Minister. But here, the LoP is not being allowed to speak in the House. The government can say anything and attack anyone… the Speaker is himself making allegations against the Congress women MPs, but there is no space for the opposition in this House at all and they are not even allowed… This kind of attitude against the opposition never happened before… We will wait for the action…,” the Congress MP told reporters outside Parliament, as per ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi | Congress MP KC Venugopal says, “As per the Parliamentary rules, the Leader of Opposition is a shadow Prime Minister. But here, the LoP is not being allowed to speak in the House. The government can say anything and attack anyone… the Speaker is himself making… https://t.co/GoEY5mpWlR pic.twitter.com/HzAMpInl4c
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2026
He added, “The US-India trade deal was somewhat shocking and the Leader of Opposition wanted to mention a few things about it to the Speaker, but that was also not allowed. The government wants to preserve Parliament for itself…”
Why LoP was not allowed to speak and the allegation against women MPs
It may be noted that Rahul Gandhi had triggered a huge row in Parliament last Monday by quoting from an unpublished book of former Army Chief General MM Naravane. Excerpts of the memoir were published in an article published by an online magazine. The book talks about the Indo-China LAC standoff of 2020.
Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha Speaker had alleged on Thursday that he had asked PM Narendra Modi to not to come to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday evening to reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, fearing a physical attack by Opposition MPs, including women parliamentarians who had planned to block the PM’s way.
Speaking on the Opposition’s plan to move a no-confidence motion against Om Birla, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said all opposition parties will follow the decision made by the senior leaders of the INDIA alliance.
Congress MP Mallu Ravi said the Opposition was left with no other choice. “LoP Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak in the House. Whenever we want to speak, the House is adjourned. Today, we also asked for permission for the LoP to speak, but it was not granted. Does it happen in any democratic country where a LoP is not allowed to speak? This is not a parliamentary democracy. The BJP does not have the capacity to run the House and only blames the Opposition,” Ravi said.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Rajesh Verma, however, said the Opposition led by the Congress was only seeking to do politics. “If the Congress doesn’t understand even now, then this will become a reason for its fall. It is important to recognise that the Opposition is neither allowing the House to function nor making any positive contribution to the government’s decision-making. Bringing this no-confidence motion proves that they only want to do politics,” he said.
Meanwhile, opposition uproar continued in the Lok Sabha today as it reconvened and was adjourned first till 12 noon and then till 2 pm by Speaker Birla. The Opposition demanded a discussion on the India-US trade deal framework, among other issues.