NEW DELHI:Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided to skip proceedings of the Lower House until the opposition’s notice for a motion to remove him is disposed of by the House, sources told Times Now. This comes after Congress on Tuesday (February 10) moved a no-confidence notice against Birla, accusing him of repeated partisan conduct during the ongoing Budget session. The party alleged that he denied Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi an opportunity to speak and ordered the suspension of opposition MPs.

The motion, signed by 120 opposition MPs, also cited Birla’s failure to act against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over alleged unsubstantiated remarks against Congress women MPs, along with the suspension of eight opposition members.

Congress MP and chief whip K Suresh submitted the notice to the Lok Sabha Secretariat on behalf of several opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party and the DMK. The TMC MPs, however, did not sign the notice and were not a party to it.

Reacting to the motion, BJP slammed the opposition for submitting a notice for moving a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from office, saying the time has come for India to "impeach" Rahul Gandhi and the Congress from politics.

"Those who have been impeached of their consciousness are the ones who want to impeach all the constitutional posts of India," BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra told reporters when asked about the opposition's notice.

The BJP also alleged that the Congress and its allies have been attacking constitutional institutions and posts at the behest of US-based billionaire George Soros since the BJP-NDA returned to power for a third consecutive term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

"The entire country is watching the behaviour of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party in the House," Patra told reporters

At the behest of Gandhi, an attempt was made to gherao the prime minister's seat so that they could do something to harm him, the BJP MP alleged.

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