New Delhi, March 12 -- Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed the Congress after the Lok Sabha rejected the resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla, alleging "no unity" within the party.

The no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was rejected through a voice vote on Wednesday.

BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who was in the Chair, asked Mohammad Jawed to speak after the Home Minister's reply and said he can do so only when Congress members go to their seats. Amid loud sloganeering by the opposition members, Jagdambika Pal called for a voice vote and said the resolution had been defeated.

Giriraj Singh said, "These people (Congress) are the enemies of the country and democracy. These people misuse the money of the poor in...