New Delhi, March 12 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that he will carry out his duties fairly and impartially, and emphasised that every member of the Lower House of Parliament, whether a minister or an Opposition Member of Parliament, has the right to speak according to the rules.

Birla addressed the Lok Sabha for the first time since the vote to remove the Speaker, raised by over 100 Opposition members, failed by a voice vote in the Lower House.

"The members of the House have strengthened the traditions of the House, and always increased the prestige of the house. I thank everyone for putting their trust in me. I give you my confidence that I will always work to carry out my duties in an impartial, fair manner," Birla sa...