Explosive Monday : Parliament session to Debate and Vote on Motions against Lok Sabha Speaker Birla and Rahul Gandhi

- Nirendra Dev

 The session opens with India’s constitutional machinery under scrutiny from all sides.

Remove the Speaker. Ban Rahul. Parliament’s Explosive Return

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The ruling BJP issues three-line whip for March 9-10 as opposition’s no-confidence notice against Lok Sabha Speaker comes up for debate — and Nishikant Dubey’s substantive motion seeks Rahul Gandhi’s lifetime election ban. 

The second part of Parliament’s Budget Session reconvenes Monday, carrying two politically explosive flashpoints — a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and a substantive motion seeking the cancellation of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s membership and a lifetime ban from contesting elections.

The BJP has issued a three-line whip to all its Lok Sabha members, directing mandatory presence on both March 9 and 10. 

“All members of the BJP in Lok Sabha are therefore requested to be positively present in the House on both the days and support the government’s stand,” the party directive stated, citing “important legislative business” — though BJP sources described it as a “routine parliamentary directive.”  

The opposition, led by Congress, submitted a no-confidence notice in February 2026 seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, signed by 118 MPs. The notice accuses Birla of acting in a partisan manner. Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh said: “We had given specific instances of partisan behaviour by the Speaker, while false allegations were levelled against the opposition members.”

In a rare constitutional moment, Birla — who represents Kota in Rajasthan — will be seated among MPs rather than presiding over the House. Parliamentary rules entitle him to defend himself when the notice is debated. He has not chaired proceedings since the notice was filed last month.  

Rahul Gandhi in the Crosshairs

The session will also witness a politically charged debate on BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s substantive motion against Rahul Gandhi. Dubey has sought cancellation of Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership and a lifetime bar from contesting elections, alleging that Gandhi visits foreign nations including Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam — joining hands with the Soros Foundation, USAID, and Ford Foundation — and “colludes with anti-India forces.”

The second part of the Budget session will see curious debate and dramatic turns on the motion moved against Rahul Gandhi. The Lok Sabha Speaker may be consulted on whether to send Dubey’s substantive motion to the House privilege panel, the ethics committee, or place it directly before the Lower House.

The precedent is sobering. 

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra was expelled by a House vote in 2023 on a similar motion in the cash-for-query case — though she returned to Parliament by winning the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Krishnanagar, West Bengal.

If admitted and passed, the motion would trigger a House committee investigation, a defined timeframe for a report, and ultimately a House vote — potentially invoking Parliament’s power to expel members for serious misconduct.

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