The Congress party has called a meeting of its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Congress parliamentary party office Parliament House to plan the day’s strategy. The TMC, which backed Congress over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as MP from Lok Sabha, will also stage a protest at Ambedkar Statue in the Parliament over the issue of ‘Save Democracy’. The Congress Party has been demanding the formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Adani Group issue, as well as leading the charge in the protest against Rahul Gandhi’s removal from the Lok Sabha.
Meanwhile, the Congress and other Opposition parties are considering a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla next week on the grounds that opposition members are not being allowed to speak, according to sources. According to reports, the proposal was tabled at a meeting of Congress MPs.
“Opposition parties may bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday. The proposal was kept in a meeting of Congress MPs. Congress is talking to other Opposition parties in this regard,” reported.
The catalyst for the development was the notification disqualifying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, which came a day after his conviction in a defamation case, as well as claims that the Opposition was not being given an opportunity to raise the Adani issue.
A no-confidence motion against the Speaker, however, requires the support of at least 50 members. It is important to note that the House must function in order for the no-confidence motion to be moved.
Meanwhile, in solidarity with Rahul Gandhi and in opposition to his disqualification, Congress MPs, leaders, and workers staged a ‘Loktantra bachao mashal shanti march’ near Red Fort, where several party leaders and workers were detained. According to Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, protestors were stopped everywhere.
“You should see the plight of democracy in the country. We are doing a peaceful torchlight march. Yesterday we discussed this with the police and commissioners and they agreed. Today, they stopped our workers everywhere,” Venugopal said.
