Expressing displeasure over the repeated disruptions in the Lok Sabha during the recent Monsoon Session, Speaker Om Birla in Bhubaneswar on Saturday (August 30, 2025) said that “planned obstruction” was not a healthy sign for democracy.
Addressing a press conference at the end of the two-day-long National Conference of Scheduled Castes and Tribes Welfare Committees of Parliament and State and Union Territory Legislatures, Mr. Birla said, “Whether Parliament or the State Assemblies, these Houses are for discussion and dialogue. Agreement and disagreement — these have always been the strength of our democracy.”
