'Baseless': BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad Blasts KC Venugopal's 'Constitutional Vacuum' Charge

Opposition parties have moved a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, leading to sharp exchanges in the House. Congress MP K. C. Venugopal alleged that the government’s failure to appoint a Deputy Speaker for several years has created a constitutional vacuum and urged the House to elect a member to preside over the debate on the resolution. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad rejected the allegations, calling the opposition’s objections baseless. He argued that constitutional provisions must be read in their entirety and referred to Clause 2 of Section 95 while responding during the discussion.