The Opposition has used a parliamentary tool of no-confidence motion to express its lack of confidence in the government but this time they are using it to compel Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a statement in the House on the Manipur issue that has stalled the Parliament for five co
"Whether it is notices, whether it is tactics and strategy in order to get the Prime Minister to speak tomorrow, Day 6 (of the Monsoon session), or the No Confidence Motion, it is one cohesive force, energy which is moving ahead," TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
"This no-confidence motion has not been brought by the Indian National Congress alone. It is the collective motion of the entire INDIA alliance and its constituent parties. There was a reason to make it explative, a Congress MP said.
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has demanded that the Speaker of the Lok Sabha should allow discussion on the "No Confidence Motion" tomorrow after suspending all other business.
After filing a no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha on behalf of the opposition alliance, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said that "this was about Manipur's fight for justice."
Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday replied to Union home minister Amit Shah's letter in which the latter sought cooperation from the opposition parties in Parliament over a discussion on the Manipur issue.
Six bills, including four related to Jammu and Kashmir, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the government pushed its legislative agenda following Speaker Om Birla admitting the no-confidence motion against the government moved by Congress and other opposition parties
After Gogoi moved the motion, the Speaker asked about the number of members supporting the motion. He admitted the motion and said the time of the debate will be decided later
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha continued to face disruptions on Wednesday over opposition demands on Manipur situation with the two Houses adjourned till 12 noon.
With the Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi having given notice for a no-confidence motion against the government in Lok Sabha on behalf of parties who are part of I.N.D.I.A alliance, some of the political parties seen to be non-aligned, have also indicated their position
Hitting back at the Opposition alliance, led by the Congress, which brought a no-confidence motion against the Centre in the Lok Sabha, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said they made a similar love ahead of the 2019 and the people taught them a lesson in th
Amid the impasse in Parliament over Manipur situation, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday submitted a notice for no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha