Budget session to resume from Monday, no-trust resolution against Birla

The second half of the Budget session of Parliament is set for a stormy start on Monday, with the Lok Sabha scheduled to take up the opposition-sponsored resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla.
The ongoing conflict in West Asia is also likely to figure prominently as the opposition is already attacking the government over its stance towards Iran, the US “waiver” on India’s Russian oil purchase, among other issues.
Besides, the outcome of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, which led to the deletion of nearly 60 lakh votes, is also expected to cast its shadow on parliamentary proceedings.
The no-confidence resolution against Birla was given by several opposition leaders who alleged that he had acted in a “blatantly partisan” manner in the House.
They had also accused the speaker of making certain false claims against the Congress members when he spoke of some “unexpected action” in the Lok Sabha and had asked Prime Minister