New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he has made suggestions Prime Minister Narendra Modi He did not attend the House of Representatives for fear of chaos, citing reports that an inappropriate incident may have occurred near the prime minister’s chair.Birla said the suggestion came as the Prime Minister was scheduled to reply to the debate on the motion of thanks for the President’s address.“When the Prime Minister was due to respond to the President’s address in the House of Representatives, I received information that several MPs may have caused an inappropriate incident near the Prime Minister’s chair… If such an incident occurred, it would tear apart the country’s democratic traditions. To prevent this from happening, I ask the Prime Minister not to come to the House… If such an incident occurs, it will tear apart the democratic tradition. To prevent this from happening, I ask the Prime Minister not to come to the House. As Speaker of the House, it is my duty to uphold the noble traditions of the House. It is absolutely inappropriate for the Leader of the House not to speak in the House. Leader of the House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, did not stay on site and accepted my request, helping to prevent an unpleasant incident from happening. ” said Birla.
His remarks came a day after the Lok Sabha was adjourned shortly after it opened, with opposition members gathering near the prime minister’s seat and in the well of the House of Representatives in repeated protests.The speaker said the decision was taken in light of the ongoing unrest and concerns that proceedings could deteriorate further if the House continues as scheduled.Opposition parties accuse the government of ducking debates and delaying parliamentary business, while the ruling party insists repeated disruptions have prevented parliament from proceeding.Meanwhile, Congress leader Pawan Khera has denied the allegations and accused the government of spreading reports in the media.“The office of the Lok Sabha Speaker spread reports in the media claiming that the Congress party planned to use women MPs to ‘attack’ the Prime Minister yesterday. Is the Modi government and their groveling journalists trying to say that women are inherently violent?Are women’s protests considered terrorism? Is the Modi government and its pliant journalists uncomfortable with a Dalit woman MP standing up? Do they think they are pariahs? The Modi government and its despicable journalists should apologize to the women of the country, especially Dalit women,” Hera said in a post on X. There was no immediate response from the government or the speaker’s office to Hera’s remarks.
