'No button here': Accused by Opposition of switching mic off, Speaker Om Birla retorts
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed frustration with the false perception spread by Opposition MPs that he turns off microphones. He clarified during the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's address that it is secretariat officia...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is irked by the impression being created by Opposition MPs that he switches off microphones. As Lok Sabha began discussion on motion of thanks to the President's address, Birla put on record his displeasure. "There is no button here by which I switch off microphones," he said, adding that secretariat officials switch on microphones when a member's name is called. Birla said this is the set procedure followed by anyone from any party occupying the Speaker's chair.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is irked by the impression being created by Opposition MPs that he switches off microphones. As Lok Sabha began discussion on motion of thanks to the President's address, Birla put on record his displeasure. "There is no button here by which I switch off microphones," he said, adding that secretariat officials switch on microphones when a member's name is called. Birla said this is the set procedure followed by anyone from any party occupying the Speaker's chair.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is irked by the impression being created by Opposition MPs that he switches off microphones. As Lok Sabha began discussion on motion of thanks to the President's address, Birla put on record his displeasure. "There is no button here by which I switch off microphones," he said, adding that secretariat officials switch on microphones when a member's name is called. Birla said this is the set procedure followed by anyone from any party occupying the Speaker's chair.
