New Delhi, February 10 Signaling the end of the deadlock between the treasury benches and the opposition, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday afternoon took up a discussion on the Union Budget, which had been stalled for days due to the opposition's demand that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi be allowed to speak on a variety of issues.
When the House assembled at 2 pm after two adjournments, Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was in the Chair, asked Congress member Shashi Tharoor to initiate the debate, and the Thiruvananthapuram MP began speaking on the issue.
The thaw came soon after opposition parties submitted a notice to move a resolution to remove Om Birla as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Since February 2, the Lok Sabha has witnessed unruly scenes and repeated disruptions that led to the suspension of seven Congress members and one CPI(M) member for the remainder of the Budget session.
Anticipating unpleasant scenes, Birla requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to attend the House last week when he was to respond to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address.
Birla's claim that Congress members could create unpleasant scenes had further aggravated the stalemate between the government and the opposition.
