New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided on moral grounds that he will not attend the proceedings of the House till the disposal of the no-confidence motion notice against him, according to sources.

This came after Congress submitted a notice of no-confidence motion against Om Birla today.

The speaker has directed the House Secretary-General to review the no-confidence notice against him and take appropriate action, according to sources.

Earlier, BJP MP Sambit Patra questioned Congress's credibility, citing past impeachment attempts against a Tamil Nadu judge

"The Congress Party's Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of the Congress Party have proposed a no-confidence motion on the speaker. Parliament will respond to this....