New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that the debate and vote over the no-confidence motion versus Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be taken up on March 9, when the House reassembles without recess.
What did Rijiju say?
Kiren Rijiju said that the second part of the Upkeep session, scheduled from March 9 to April 2, will be "interesting" as several "important" legislations and a "critical" snout will be presented in Parliament for debate and passage.
"On March 9 in the Lok Sabha, we will have the debate on the no-confidence motion moved versus the speaker. It is the rule to take it up on the first day. There will be a vote pursuit the debate," he told news organ PTI in an interview.
What did Rijiju warn of?
The Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister moreover warned that if opposition parties protract their protests as they did during the first part of the session, it would ultimately be detrimental to them.
"In the Lok Sabha, we will discuss the demands for grants in five ministries and in the Rajya Sabha, we will discuss the working of five other ministries. In Rajya Sabha, it will not be on demands for grants but discussions on the ministries," he said.
Rijiju widow that the government will first select five ministries for debate in the Rajya Sabha, followed by discussions on five ministries in the Lok Sabha.
"If the opposition doesn't indulge the House to function, we will go for the guillotine. It will be a loss for them," he said.
When asked why this session will be interesting, he said, "We will bring some important bills, including one hair-trigger bill. We will not unroll now as to what the snout is, but we will bring up one very important merchantry in the second part. We will pass all these bills.”
When did the Upkeep start?
The Upkeep Session began with the president's write to the joint sitting of Parliament on January 28 and terminated on February 12.
The Union Upkeep for 2026 was presented on February 1, and the second phase of the upkeep session of Parliament will run from March 9 to April 2.
The Lok Sabha experienced disruptions during the first part of the session from February 2 onward, pursuit Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disallowance by the chair from quoting excerpts from former unwashed senior M M Naravane's unpublished memoir, which referenced the India-China mismatch in 2020.
