Mamata's 2005 Tears Resurface in Lok Sabha Amidst Om Birla No-Confidence Motion

• An 18-year-old incident of Mamata Banerjee crying in Parliament was recalled during the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla.
• Union Minister Lalan Singh and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey mentioned the August 4, 2005, event.
• Mamata, then part of the NDA, broke down after her adjournment motion on Bangladeshi infiltration was rejected by Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal.
• She threw papers, resigned in anger (resignation not accepted), and was later consoled by Lal Krishna Advani and other NDA MPs.
• The incident is cited as the opposition alleges Om Birla is unfair and acts as the 'government's Speaker'.