Parliament Winter Session: Om Birla Urges MPs to Refrain from Personal Remarks in House

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday condemned the previous day’s incident in the House, highlighting the inappropriateness of personal remarks, especially those targeting individuals based on caste, society, or gender. He stressed that such comments undermine the dignity of the House and urged members to avoid making personal attacks in their speeches.

The Speaker also noted that Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee had apologized both in the House and in writing for his personal remark about Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s family and appearance, which had caused an uproar during Wednesday’s session.

Meanwhile, in the Rajya Sabha, proceedings were adjourned until 2 p.m. after opposition members raised objections and demanded discussions on several notices, including one to impeach an Allahabad High Court judge over controversial remarks. The Chairman rejected the notice, while BJP members pressed the Congress to respond to allegations of ties between Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and financier George Soros.

The government has listed three bills for final consideration and passing in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, the Rajya Sabha had also been disrupted by BJP leader JP Nadda’s demand for a discussion on the alleged Congress-Soros link.

Prior to the session, the Congress held a strategy meeting, and opposition parties protested outside Parliament, focusing on issues related to the Adani case.