The standoff peaked on Thursday after the Lok Sabha passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address without Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address. An Opposition leader told The Indian Express that several charges against Birla were discussed at a meeting on Monday. On Monday, the Congress’s Karur MP S Jothimani wrote to Birla over what she termed “false, baseless and defamatory allegations against women MPs of the Opposition”. This is not the first time the Opposition has mooted a no-confidence motion against Birla. In March 2023, following Gandhi’s disqualification as Lok Sabha MP, the Congress had considered moving a no-confidence motion against Birla, though it did not materialise.

Source: Indian Express February 09, 2026 18:30 UTC