India, Feb. 10 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said he would not be attending the proceedings of the Lok Sabha until a decision is taken on the opposition MPs' no-confidence motion against his chair, sources told Hindustan Times.

The sources said that Birla took the decision "upholding the highest standards of morality."

The move came hours after the opposition MPs submitted a notice of a no-confidence motion against Om Birla earlier in the day.

The Speaker has asked the Lok Sabha Secretary-General to examine the no-confidence notice and take appropriate action.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said, "At 1:14 pm today, we submitted a motion for a no-confidence motion against the Speaker under rule 94C rules and procedures."

A no-con...