Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the No Confidence Motion moved moved by the Opposition against the BJP Government. The motion was brought to the House by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi.
The motion was supported by all opposition parties of the INDIA alliance. "I will discuss with the leaders of all parties and inform of you of an appropriate time to take this up for discussion," said the Speaker.
Meanwhile, the floor witnessed ruckus after Opposition parties raked up Manipur issue, following which Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm. The Opposition leaders began protesting over the violence in the north eastern state just after the House paid tributes to soldiers who died in Kargil war.
Some members raised slogans such as 'We want justice and placards during Question Hour, following which Speaker Om Birla told the protesting members to uphold the decorum of the House.
Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Pralhad Joshi were among those present in the House during Question Hour on Wednesday.
He said that all issues can be discussed and wondered whether the Opposition did not want to discuss the Manipur issue.
Amid the din, three questions and their supplementaries were taken up during Question Hour that lasted less than 20 minutes. As the protests continued, proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon. Though the Sabha met again, it was adjourned again following Opposition protest.
Meanwhile, besides Gogoi, BRS MP Nama Nageshwar Rao also submitted a notice to move a no-confidence motion against the Union Council of Ministers. The K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is not a part of the INDIA alliance.
"The INDIA alliance is together and this is the idea of the INDIA alliance. Congress party's leader will be moving the motion. We feel that it is our duty to use this last weapon to break the arrogance of the government and make them speak on Manipur," Congress whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore said.
Although the no-confidence motion by opposition parties is bound to fail the numbers test, opposition parties argue that they will win the battle of perception by cornering the government on the Manipur issue during the debate.
