New Delhi, 9 Feb

The Opposition on Monday decided to move a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from office for disallowing Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi from speaking in the House on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address.

Sources said the resolution is being moved under Article 94-C of the Constitution. The notice is being given for moving a resolution against the Speaker for his removal, for disallowing the LoP from speaking in the House on the motion of thanks, for not initiating action against BJP MP Nishikand Dubey, for making unsubstantiated charges against women MPs of the Congress and suspension of eight opposition MPs, the sources said.

They said a resolution in this regard would soon be moved in the Lok Sabha and signatures of MPs are being procured.

The resolution is likely to have signaturesof 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and getting the signatures of various Opposition MPs is under process.

The resolution is likely to be submitted today itself, top sources in the Opposition said.

Sources said the decision to move the resolution was taken at a meeting of Opposition leaders held in the chamber of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge this morning.

This will be the fourth such notice against the sitting Speaker of Lok Sabha.

Meanwhile, Opposition members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday staged a walkout from the House while raising the issue of LoP Mallikarjun Kharge not being allowed to speak.

Congress member Kharge rose during Question Hour to say that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak on the Motion of Thanks.

Chairman CP Radhakrishnan, however, did not allow him to raise the issue relating to the Lok Sabha and said “nothing that he says will go on record”.

Earlier, Kharge raised the issue ofCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal making a statement last week on the India-US trade deal, outside the House when Parliament was in session.

As the Chairman did not allow Kharge to speak, members of the entire Opposition were on their feet, raising their protest.

As the Chairman proceeded with the Question Hour, Opposition members continued with their protest and later staged a walkout from