New Delhi, March 10 -- Congress leader KC Venugopal on Monday slammed the BJP-led government over not appointing a Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha and alleged that it exploited "a constitutional vacuum of their own creation" during the debate on the opposition resolution against Speaker Om Birla.

However, the objections by Venugopal and other opposition leaders were rejected by Jagdambika Pal, who was in the Chair.

"In today's No Confidence Motion against the Speaker, we are seeing the ruling regime exploit a Constitutional vacuum of their own creation. For 7 years, the Lok Sabha does not have a Deputy Speaker - who is supposed to be presiding over these proceedings," Venugopal said.

"As a result, someone from the Panel of Chairpersons is ...