New Delhi, March 9 -- Congress MP Mallu Ravi, one of the three MPs bringing in the No Confidence Motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, said that the Parliament is "not for suppressing debate".

Speaking to ANI ahead of the second phase of the Budget Session, Mallu Ravi accused Om Birla of partisan behaviour and not allowing Opposition MPs to voice their opinion in the House.

The Congress MP said, "We are bringing a motion to replace the present Speaker. The Leader of the Opposition is not allowed to speak in the Parliament. The Parliament is the place where it is meant for debate, not for suppressing debate. He also said that the Opposition's women MPs were going to physically attack the Prime Minister and advised him not to come to...