Unparliamentary Words / Amidst the controversy the Lok Sabha speaker clarified that no word is banned inside the house

Unparliamentary Words: The Lok Sabha Speaker has tried to clear the picture regarding the controversy over the list of unparliamentary words. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla while talking to the media has said that there should be no confusion in the country. No word is banned. The words that have been included in the list of omitted have a complete dictionary, which consists of 1100 pages. From the year 1954 till now, it is taken out from time to time. It is taken out every year since 2010.

In what context are the words spoken?

Om Birla said that the words which have been included in the list of non-parliamentary words are the same words which have been said in any assembly or in any house and they have been removed from the proceedings during that time. But at the same time, the Lok Sabha speaker made it clear that during that time, in what context that word is said, it matters. It is not that that word cannot be spoken in the proceedings of Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.

How is it decided?

On the basis of the context in which the word is being spoken, the Lok Sabha Speaker decides on the complaint of himself or any member, which word - unparliamentary has been spoken and whether it should be removed from the proceedings or not. At the same time, it was said on behalf of the speaker that no action can ever be taken for saying something to an MP inside the house. If someone speaks wrong thing then the country will see.

List released every year

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that every year since 1954, a list of unparliamentary words is released in the form of a book. In the book which was made till 2009, those words have been kept which were sometimes removed from the parliamentary proceedings. After that a list of unparliamentary words is issued every year by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. The list which was released now was delayed due to Kovid-19. This is the report for the year 2021.

Now we have started putting this report directly on the portal of Members of Parliament to save paper and this report with unparliamentary words is also available on the website of Lok Sabha. There is nothing new in this. Regarding the questions raised by the Congress, the speaker said that he does not want to get into politics. All the members are aware that there is no restriction on any word and they can express their point of view in any manner which is conducive to parliamentary decorum.

The list is not issued with the will of the government

However, the government was surrounded by the opposition on this issue that the government has tried to suppress the voice of the opposition, so that it cannot be criticized inside the house. Regarding this also, the Lok Sabha Speaker has made it clear that the government has no role in issuing unparliamentary words.