Lok Sabha Session: Opposition Stages Walkout As Speaker Om Birla Rules Out Discussion Over NEET-UG Issue

Opposition Leaders stage a walkout at Lok Sabha after speaker Om Birla denied a one-day discussion proposed by LoP Rahul Gandhi on NEET-UG issue on Monday.

During the session, congress MP Rahul Gandhi touched the topic of alleged irregularities in NEET after the lower house assembled for the day. In response, defense minister Rajnath Singh emphasized, that a separate discussion won’t happen till the house completes the motion of thanks on the President’s address.

Subsequently, Speaker Om Birla agreed with Rajnath Singh’s stance, emphasizing that there is no convention for raising discussion in the course of the debate on motion of thanks.

But, Birla added, that members can give a separate notice for discussion on NEET.

While speaker was calling on Hamirpur BJP MP Anurag Thakur to start discussion on motion of thanks on President’s address, the opposition walked out in protest from the chamber.

Later, Union minister Giriraj Singh condemned opposition’s act saying, that their behavior is against the ‘parliamentary decorum.’

Meanwhile just last week, Rahul Gandhi alleged, that his microphone was switched off when he sought a discussion on NEET issue. Addressing these claims, Om Birla said, ‘Some MPs outside the House allege that the Speaker switches off the mic. The control of the mic is not in the hands of the person sitting on the chair.’