Congress sees notice against Om Birla as ‘strong message’

New Delhi: Congress believes removal notice against Speaker About Birla Sending a “strong message” about the “sabotage” of the parliamentary opposition under the BJP rule, the fate of the notification was fortuitous given the ruling camp’s majority in the Lok Sabha. Opposition camps were encouraged on Saturday Trinamool CongressThe announcement that it would support the no-confidence motion against the Speaker is an important turn of events as the Bangladeshi body did not sign the removal notice in February. In any case, allies have full confidence in the TMC considering the upcoming elections in Bengal where the party will directly confront the BJP.There is now renewed confidence that the vote will show a vertical split in the House of Commons between the NDA and India and other parties. Parliamentary managers claimed the clear message from such a split would be that the two-party speakership chairs would no longer be above the debate, as they had been under previous governments, reinforcing the perception that the opposition “faces an unequal battle” even in parliament. “A message must be sent. We must express our protest that parliamentary democracy is under threat and the position of the constitutional authorities is being manipulated for political purposes,” said a leading MP.There has been a lingering doubt among the anti-BJP camp that the government might sidestep the debate on the removal notification and directly put the notification to a vote. Congress and allies insist the issue should be debated so that Bera will also have a chance to defend herself.