Parties of the newly-formed alliance of opposition parties—I.N.D.I.A—are planning to move a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government in Lok Sabha
"I congratulate the opposition for bringing no-trust motion (in the assembly) and giving the ruling party an opportunity to highlight our works," Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said.
Addressing the nation in a video message, he said, "We wanted to get cheap Russian crude oil just like India but that could not happen as unfortunately, my government fell due to a no-confidence motion."
The cash-strapped nation is reeling with the repercussions of a deepening political crisis, which initially began in April last year when former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted through a vote of a no-confidence motion, and the derailment of the USD 6.5 billion International Monetary Fun
Congress and other Opposition parties are contemplating moving a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla next week on the ground that opposition members are not being allowed to speak, the sources said on Tuesday.
The congress took the move following the suspension of former minister and Congress MLA Jitu Patwari from the house for the entire ongoing budget session. Speaker Girish Gautam on Thursday suspended Patwari for allegedly sharing false information in the house on Thursday.
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday claimed that 20-25 Opposition MLAs will go with the ruling alliance of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and the BJP if the no-confidence motion against the Speaker tabled in the Assembly comes to a vote.
Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Thursday denied having any information regarding the Maha Vikas Aghadi legislators seeking to move a 'No-confidence motion' against Speaker Rahul Narvekar and said that he is not aware of any such developments.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the erstwhile ruling alliance in Maharashtra between the Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), on Thursday moved a 'No Confidence Motion' against Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar.
The opposition leaders headed by PML-N chief Tahir Khalil Sindhu reached Punjab Assembly to withdraw their no-confidence motion submitted on Monday, citing that the Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman's notification to remove Elahi as chief minister yesterday made the notice "infructuous".