New Delhi, March 11 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, March 10, raised a point of order in Parliament, questioning the legality of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal chairing the no-confidence proceedings.

Owaisi said that Pal, who was appointed by the Speaker, cannot preside over the no-confidence motion debate, citing Articles 95 and 96 of the Constitution.

Articles 95 and 96 of the Constitution deal with the duties of both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and who presides over the meeting when one of the offices is vacant or when a resolution for removal is under consideration.

"The speaker has a direct person of interest in the outcome and that interest disqualifies him ...