Nehru's message to Congress MPs during 1954 Lok Sabha Speaker removal debate: 'Not bound by whip'
Jawaharlal Nehru had told Congress MPs during a 1954 debate on a resolution to remove then Lok Sabha Speaker G V Mavalankar that they were not bound by any whip and should decide the issue “regardless of party affiliations,” stressing that the dignity of the House was at stake. The episode has come back into focus after the Opposition submitted a notice to move a resolution for the removal of current Speaker Om Birla.
Jawaharlal Nehru had told Congress MPs during a 1954 debate on a resolution to remove then Lok Sabha Speaker G V Mavalankar that they were not bound by any whip and should decide the issue “regardless of party affiliations,” stressing that the dignity of the House was at stake. The episode has come back into focus after the Opposition submitted a notice to move a resolution for the removal of current Speaker Om Birla.
