No confidence motion in Lok Sabha Live: ‘PM Modi has forgotten Manipur..,’ Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on filing motion
A No Confidence Motion has been moved against the PM Modi government by Congress’s Lok Sabha Deputy and North east leader Gaurav Gogoi. This move marks the first such motion in 20 years, with the previous instance being in 2003 against the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. Sources close to the development have confirmed that all parties are united in this decision.
The decision to move the motion comes after the monsoon session of Parliament faced disruption for four consecutive days due to the opposition’s demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the ethnic violence in Manipur.
The oppostion allaince INDIA said they aim to use the debate to highlight the Manipur issue and pressure the government to make the Prime Minister address the matter in Parliament, rather than just the Union home minister.
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the no trust motion and said that ‘he will allot appropriate time for discussion’.
Rajya Sabha members from northeast seek discussion under Rule 176
Members of the Rajya Sabha from the Northeast called on the Chairman of the House in Parliament today and requested for a short-duration discussion under Rule 176 on issues in Manipur. They urged Members across all party lines to participate in the discussion.
No-confidence motion: PM Modi might have forgotten Manipur, says Gaurav Gogoi
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, who filed the no confidence motion against the PM Modi government, said, “INDIA alliance is aware of its numbers in the Lok Sabha but this is not just about numbers. This is about Manipur’s fight for justice. A message should go out to the brothers and sisters of Manipur that PM Modi might have forgotten Manipur but INDIA alliance stands with them in this hour of grief and we are fighting for their rights, inside the Parliament. We want to tell PM Modi to come to the Parliament and address the nation as this matter is not about Manipur alone anymore but it has spread over to other states as well. In the interest of national security and integrity of the country, the PM should address the country from inside the Parliament…”
‘Motive of the no trust motion is to create ruckus’
“The opposition is making a desperate attempt by bringing the no-confidence motion since they know that they don’t have the numbers (in Lok Sabha). Their motive is to create ruckus,” says BJP MP Sushil Kumar Singh.
No-confidence motion: ‘This government has failed Manipur,’ says Congress MP Karti Chidambaram
On opposition’s no-confidence motion, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said as per the rules, the Speaker has 10 days to set a date for the voting of the no-confidence motion. We will use that opportunity to articulate our point of view why we believe that this government has failed Manipur and India
Parliament Monsoon Session Live: Congress chief writes to Amit Shah ‘urging the Prime Minister to come and speak’
LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the logjam in the Parliament over Manipur issue.
“We have been urging the Prime Minister to come and speak in the Parliament but it seems that will hurt his prestige. We are committed to the people of this country and we will pay all price for it…Despite being in power for long, we know that records of the conduct of both the Ruling as well as Opposition sides are registered in the pages of history…”
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on the opposition’s no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha said “The Prime Minister should make a statement on this (Manipur issue). Whatever is happening in Manipur, the opposition is unitedly raising this issue…”
On No Confidence Motion, BSP MP Malook Nagar said , “…There is dearth of leadership in Congress. No Confidence Motion is brought when the PM and Govt before you is somewhat weak. You have the numbers before you so nothing is going to come out of it. Everyone will present their opinion. The PM will come later, answer each of their points, they will be knocked down and Opposition will weaken. So, I think they should not have even thought of this…When discussion will be held, it will be done on all issues. Leaders like Adhir Ranjan will not be able to do anything, there are other leaders in Congress who can do better than him. He can neither speak Hindi nor English. He should only speak Bengali. Opposition will further weaken. If that happens, the country will weaken. BJP will act arbitrarily. Congress is the main Opposition party and they should think through and take steps…”
