I thank PM Modi for saving this House from an unwelcome act by cancelling speech: LS Speaker

After Lok Sabha approved President's speech without PM's reply, Speaker Om Birla thanked PM Narendra Modi for taking his advice to cancel his speech and "saving the House from an unwelcome act by the Opposition". "I had concrete information that Congress members could indulge in unforeseen act," he added. On Wednesday, women Opposition MPs surrounded PM's chair.