The second phase of budget session of Parliament will commence today and will continue till the 2nd of next month. The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla today. The notice will be moved by three Congress members, Mohamed Jawed, K Suresh and Mallu Ravi. If the resolution is taken up by the Lok Sabha, Mr Birla will not preside over the proceedings, and instead he will sit among members. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is also scheduled to make a statement regarding the Situation in West Asia in the Lok Sabha. While in the Rajya Sabha, a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is listed in the business of the House.
During the first leg of the Budget Session last month, the Opposition had submitted a no-confidence notice to the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, seeking the removal of the Speaker. In the notice, they have accused Mr Birla of acting in a partisan manner. It was signed by 118 MPs including Members from Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, Left and others, except the Trinamool Congress. The BJP and the Congress have issued a three-line whip to their Lok Sabha MPs, directing them to be present in the House till Tuesday. The first part of the Budget Session began on 28th January and continued till 13th of February. During the first phase, the discussion took place on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address and the Union Budget for 2026-27.
