‘No Space For Opposition’: KC Venugopal On Possible No-Confidence Motion Against Speaker Om Birla

Congress leader KC Venugopal hints at opposition action against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, amid claims that Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak in Parliament.

Congress leader KC Venugopal speaks to reporters amid opposition protest in Parliament.

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Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom

• Opposition plans no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker.
• Congress alleges government is sidelining opposition voices.
• Opposition leaders not allowed to speak on key issues.
• INDIA alliance to unite on opposition's collective decision.

New Delhi, February 9: Congress leader KC Venugopal on Monday hinted at action by the opposition against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Sources told ANI earlier today that the Opposition is planning to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla .

Venugopal criticised the functioning of the Lok Sabha, alleging that the opposition is being sidelined and not allowed to raise its voice on important issues.

Speaking to the reporters in the Parliament complex, Venugopal said, "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 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... wait for the action," the Congress MP from Kerala said.

He also alleged that the Leader of the Opposition was not allowed to raise points on the trade agreement, saying, "The government wants to preserve the Parliament for itself."

"US-India trade deal was somewhat shocking and the Leader of Opposition wants to mention a few things about it to the Speaker, but that was also not allowed. The government wants to preserve the Parliament for itself," Venugopal said.

This comes in the backdrop of the Opposition alleging that the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was not allowed to speak in the House during the discussion on the motion of Thanks to the President's Address.

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav said all opposition parties will follow the decision of senior leaders of the INDIA alliance regarding the no-confidence motion.

"Whatever decision the senior leaders of the INDIA alliance take, all Opposition parties will stick to it," Yadav told reporters.

According to sources, the discussion on the non-confidence motion was held at a meeting chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge this morning. 

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