On this Om Birla said something which caused laughter in the entire House. The video of this incident is now going viral on social media.
What happened regarding mike in Lok Sabha?
In fact, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi expressed doubt about Congress member KC Venugopal’s mike being switched off, Speaker Om Birla tauntedly said that only your mike is switched off, not his. The members present in the House were seen laughing at this.
Is KC Venugopal’s mic switched off or not?
When this happened, Venugopal was speaking in the House opposing the introduction of ‘Constitution (131st) Amendment Bill, 2026’, ‘Delimitation Bill, 2026’ and ‘Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ related to the Women’s Reservation Act. When Venugopal started speaking, Rahul Gandhi expressed doubt that his mike was switched off. On this, Birla jokingly said to Rahul Gandhi, “It is on, the mic is on… only yours is switched off, theirs is not switched off.” Hearing this, the members started laughing.
These comments of Om Birla are being seen in the context of old allegations of Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders. Rahul Gandhi has many times alleged that he is not allowed to speak in the House. His mic is switched off. At the same time, the Speaker has been repeatedly saying that Aasan does not have any button to turn off the mic and the mic cannot be turned on or off from Aasan.