Lok Sabha Rejects Resolution Seeking Removal of Speaker Om Birla : Resolution seeking Birla's removal defeated

House cannot run by rules of a party: Shah slams Oppn over no-trust motion against LS Speaker : Resolution seeking Birla's removal defeated

PTI, March 11, 2026, New Delhi : The resolution seeking the removal of Om Birla as Speaker was on Wednesday defeated in Lok Sabha by a voice vote.

Amid protests and sloganeering by the Opposition seeking an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Jagdambika Pal, who was in the chair, announced that the no-confidence motion was defeated.

Pal urged the Opposition to take their seats so that he could put the motion to vote. But as the protests continued, he sought the vote of the House and the resolution was rejected by a voice vote, following which he adjourned the House for the day.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that the Lok Sabha speaker serves as a neutral custodian, representing both the ruling party and the opposition, and asserted that the House will be run by its own rules and not by the rules of a party, as he slammed the no-confidence resolution brought against Om Birla.

Responding to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the resolution moved by the Opposition for the removal of Birla as the speaker, Shah said it is not an ordinary occurrence as after nearly four decades, such a motion has been brought against the speaker. He said it was unfortunate for Parliamentary politics that some opposition parties were questioning the integrity of the speaker.

Shah said the BJP has been in Opposition for the longest period of time, but the party has never brought a no-confidence motion against the speaker.

"According to the established history of this House, its proceedings are conducted on the basis of mutual trust. The speaker serves as a neutral custodian, representing both the ruling party and the Opposition. It is unfortunate for parliamentary politics that a resolution for the removal of the speaker has come," he said.

Shah said the Opposition raised questions on Birla's integrity and contended that it was akin to questioning the country's democratic processes.

"We can speak of our rights, but no one can violate the rules of the House. We may not agree with the speaker's ruling, but it is binding and cannot be doubted. When the BJP was in the opposition, it never brought a no-confidence motion against the Speaker," he said.

The Home Minister said that after nearly four decades, a no-confidence motion has once again been brought against the Lok Sabha Speaker.