Lok Sabha No-Confidence Motion Defeated

A no-confidence motion was brought against India — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla by the opposition, alleging partisan behavior. The motion was debated for two days and ultimately defeated by a voice vote amidst protests and sloganeering. Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the opposition's move, defending Om Birla's integrity and emphasizing that the India — Lok Sabha functions by its rules. Om Birla later asserted that the House would continue to operate according to established rules and procedures, irrespective of individual member preferences. During the debate, Rahul Gandhi engaged in a heated exchange with Ravi Shankar Prasad, raising allegations about Prime Minister Narendra Modi being 'compromised' and attempting to quote from an unpublished memoir of former Army Chief M. M. Naravane, which was met with objections.