Opposition May Move Resolution to Remove Lok Sabha Speaker

PTI, NEW DELHI, FEB 9, 2026: The Opposition is considering moving a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from office for disallowing Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders from speaking in the House on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, as well as for the suspension of eight MPs. At the same time, Rahul, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and some others met Birla on Monday afternoon to work out a solution to end the stalemate, as the House has not been functioning properly ever since the former Congress chief was not allowed to speak on the India-China issue last week.

Sources said a notice for the resolution is likely to be given under Article 94-C of the Constitution, and over 100 Opposition MPs have already signed it. However, the TMC is keen on taking up the SIR issue more vigorously, while the Samajwadi Party wants to highlight the alleged insult of Malwa queen Ahilyabai Holkar.

The notice is being given to move a resolution for the removal of the Speaker for disallowing the leader of the opposition from speaking in the House on the motion of thanks, for not initiating action against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his unsubstantiated charges against women MPs of the Congress, and suspension of eight Opposition MPs, the sources said.

They said a resolution in this matter would be moved in the Lok Sabha soon, and signatures of MPs are being procured. As many as 103 MPs had already signed the resolution, the sources said, adding that a final decision on when to give the notice against the Speaker would be taken on Tuesday.

Rahul along with TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav and DMK's T R Baalu, met Birla soon after the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday, to work out a solution and end the stalemate. During the talks, the leaders are learnt to have raised various points on why the Opposition was protesting in the House. Gandhi also told the Speaker that they were ready for a discussion, provided he was allowed to speak.

The Congress and other Opposition leaders are now awaiting the final decision of Speaker Om Birla, after he is learnt to have told the Opposition leaders during the meeting that he would get back to them after speaking to the government side, the sources said.

During the meeting, which lasted a few minutes, Rahul and other leaders apprised the Speaker about the issues they wanted to raise in the House. Sources said the Leader of Opposition told the Speaker that he wanted to raise the issue of suspension of eight Congress MPs and other matters relating to Parliament, including the charges made against the women MPs. They urged the Speaker to revoke the suspension of eight MPs to end the stalemate.

The Lok Sabha has not been functioning properly ever since Rahul was not allowed to speak on February 2, 2026. The Rajya Sabha started the discussion on the Union Budget for 2026–27 on Monday.

After the meeting with the Lok Sabha Speaker, Rahul claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not come to the lower House of Parliament to reply to the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's address as he was "scared" of former Army Chief MM Naravane's unpublished memoir.