New Delhi, March 7 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman condemned the opposition's move to bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, stating that constitutional positions cannot be "the target of anyone's frustration."

In a post on X, Sitharaman tagged the Congress party's handle, and quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's description of Speaker Birla's qualities, highlighting his patience and leadership that accommodates all Members of Parliament, even when some members disrupt proceedings due to a "sense of dynastic privilege or feeling of entitlement."

The post said: "A no confidence motion against the Speaker of Lok Sabha is to be taken up on Monday 9 March'26. PM @narendramodi describes the qualities o...