No-confidence motion against govt LIVE: TDP's Jayadev Galla opens debate

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will see the first no-trust motion faced by the Modi govt in its 4-year rule. PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi will speak in Friday's debate. Catch all the live updates here

BS Web Team  |  New Delhi 

Indian Parliament located in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
The Modi government is expected to have a smooth sailing when it faces the first no-confidence motion in its four-year rule in the Lok Sabha today. Photo: PTI

"Andhra Pradesh was burdened and it came out as a loser due to the bifurcation," says Galla. Voting on the no-confidence motion will take place at 6 pm today. #NoConfidenceMotion: Shiv Sena MPs will not attend Lok Sabha today pic.twitter.com/pnNpyloHjy — ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018 "When Andhra Pradesh was divided, it was done in an undemocratic way," says Galla in the Lok Sabha.  "Telangana is not the new state; Andhra Pradesh is the new state," says Galla, adding, "We face the challenge of building institutions and industry."  "BJP declared a war on TDP," says Galla, adding, "It is a war of discrimination... it is 'dharma yuddh'. It is a war between majority and morality." 

The Lok Sabha on Friday took up a no-confidence motion against the government for debate and voting, two days after the start of the monsoon session. Top guns of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are taking part in the debate, which will conclude with a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is expected to speak during the day.   

Seven hours have been set aside for the debate, which was set to begin at 11 am and would continue without any lunch break. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has allocated 3.5 hours to the BJP, 38 minutes to the Congress and 13 minutes to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). These figures, calculated based on the strength of a party in the House, were provided by officials to news agencies on Thursday.  

The Modi government is expected to have a smooth sailing. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) appears confident about its numbers, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar saying that it will be "NDA plus" at the end of voting. On the other hand, the Congress has said that it will use the occasion to "expose" the government's "failure".

In the 545-member (including the Speaker) Lok Sabha, the BJP-led NDA can bank on around 311 members, including the 273 of the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD's) 4, Shiv Sena's 18, Lok Janshakti Party's (LJP's) 6, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party's (RLSP's) 3, Janata Dal (United)'s (JD-U's) 2, Apna Dal's 2, All India N R Congress' 1, Sikkim Democratic Front's (SDF's) 1, and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's (NDPP's) 1. 

Though the numbers are heavily stacked against the Opposition, the Congress and other parties have indicated that they are keen on utilising the debate to attack the government on a range of issues, including farm distress, slow economic growth and rising incidents of lynching.    

The motion will be the first to be faced by the Modi government, which is left with less than a year in office. Speaker Mahajan on Wednesday accepted the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against the government.   
First Published: Fri, July 20 2018. 11:26 IST

No-confidence motion against govt LIVE: TDP's Jayadev Galla opens debate

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will see the first no-trust motion faced by the Modi govt in its 4-year rule. PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi will speak in Friday's debate. Catch all the live updates here

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will see the first no-trust motion faced by the Modi govt in its 4-year rule. PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi will speak in Friday's debate. Catch all the live updates here
The Lok Sabha on Friday took up a no-confidence motion against the government for debate and voting, two days after the start of the monsoon session. Top guns of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are taking part in the debate, which will conclude with a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is expected to speak during the day.   

Seven hours have been set aside for the debate, which was set to begin at 11 am and would continue without any lunch break. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has allocated 3.5 hours to the BJP, 38 minutes to the Congress and 13 minutes to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). These figures, calculated based on the strength of a party in the House, were provided by officials to news agencies on Thursday.  

The Modi government is expected to have a smooth sailing. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) appears confident about its numbers, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar saying that it will be "NDA plus" at the end of voting. On the other hand, the Congress has said that it will use the occasion to "expose" the government's "failure".

In the 545-member (including the Speaker) Lok Sabha, the BJP-led NDA can bank on around 311 members, including the 273 of the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD's) 4, Shiv Sena's 18, Lok Janshakti Party's (LJP's) 6, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party's (RLSP's) 3, Janata Dal (United)'s (JD-U's) 2, Apna Dal's 2, All India N R Congress' 1, Sikkim Democratic Front's (SDF's) 1, and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's (NDPP's) 1. 

Though the numbers are heavily stacked against the Opposition, the Congress and other parties have indicated that they are keen on utilising the debate to attack the government on a range of issues, including farm distress, slow economic growth and rising incidents of lynching.    

The motion will be the first to be faced by the Modi government, which is left with less than a year in office. Speaker Mahajan on Wednesday accepted the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against the government.   
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