NEW DELHI: Speaker of Lok Sabha has accepted the no-confidence motions submitted by the opposition parties under INDIA – Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) – against the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre.
The no-confidence motion was moved by the opposition parties against the Modi government on the Manipur issue.
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Deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha – Gaurav Gogoi said that bringing a no-confidence motion against the government was the only option left for the opposition parties to compel PM Modi to come to the Parliament and speak on the Manipur issue.
A no-confidence motion allows the opposition to challenge the government’s majority on the floor of the House, and if the motion is passed, the government has to resign.
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Although PM Narendra Modi made a 36-second statement on Manipur issue on July 20, the opposition parties under INDIA have been demanding a detailed statement on Manipur inside the Parliament.
Earlier, union home minister Amit Shah reached out to the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha – Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader in Lok Sabha – Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, urging their cooperation in the discussion on the Manipur issue in both Houses of the Parliament.