Opposition's no-confidence motion against LS Speaker Om Birla defeated with a voice vote in Lok Sabha
The no-confidence motion brought by Opposition parties against Om Birla, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, was dismissed by voice vote on Wednesday.Amid protests and sloganeering by Opposition members demanding an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who was presiding over the House, announced that the no-confidence motion had been defeated.