No-Confidence Motion LIVE: Lynchings Also Happened in 2002 and 1992, Owaisi Tells Rajnath Singh

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan interrupts Farooq Abdullah to remind him that his time to speak has elapsed but the veteran politician continues.

Farooq Abdullah: I had my hopes on Narendra Modi that he will bring about peace with Pakistan that Atal Bihari Vajpayee couldn't. We cannot be defeated by America, Russia or any other nation. However, we will not be successful unless the Hindus and Muslims unite.

North Korea, who was making nuclear missiles, have made peace with Trump. Trump and Putin are meeting each other to find peace, but we have failed to do the same for Jammu and Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah.

Farooq Abdullah: We will not have peace in Jammu and Kashmir unless we strike a peace deal with Pakistan.

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah: This is my maiden speech. I am the proud of the House that we are listening to each other so quietly.

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi: Lynching was not only during 1984 Sikh riots, it was also seen in 2002. During Babri Masjid massacre as well. You may win today but the nation will show you the truth tomorrow.

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi: I want a computer and Quran in the hands of youth. I don't see any. Youth employment is a failure. Dalits are being exploited. Fixed deposit is 6 percent, inflation is also 6 percent. 124 soldiers are killed in Jammu and Kashmir. Do you want a Congress-free India or a Muslim Dalit-free India.

Owaisi: You say several things about uplifting the backwards and SC/ST, Dalits but your govt went on to appoint the same judge who diluted the SC/ST Act as the NGT chairman. (Image courtesy: LSTV)

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi takes the mic. Starts off saying, “I request you to maintain the same mood that we had in the morning. I have seven questions only.”

Keenly following the happenings at the Loksabha #NoConfidenceMotion. I will react on this episode at tomorrow’s 8:30am press conference.

— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) July 20, 2018

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu tweets: This is a fight between majority and morality. We want the provisions of the Act and promises made to people of Andhra Pradesh during bifurcation to be fulfilled. We will not stop this fight until justice is done to 5 Cr people of AP.

Sitaram Yechury hits out at Modi govt over the Rafale deal.

These excuses from Modi and his govt must end, and now. It is a case of public money and a defence deal where we Indians must know the full facts. #Rafale

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) July 20, 2018

Mr Modi India is a democracy not a dictatorship. Put the details in public domain ! people have right to know !!

— ashutosh (@ashutosh83B) July 20, 2018

AAP's Ashutosh joins Congress' attack on PM Modi over the Rafale deal.

Why Modi Govt is not telling the price of Raffael deal ? What is there to hide ??

— ashutosh (@ashutosh83B) July 20, 2018

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala has attacked the BJP in a series of tweets:

Did the MoS Defence not state the approx Rafale price to Lok Sabha on 18.11.2016?

Was the 'Secrecy Pact' not violated then?

Why is Modi Govt lying today? 6/

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) July 20, 2018

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala takes to Twitter to attack BJP over the Rafale deal. He writes: Did the UPA Govt not disclose the price of INS Vikramaditya, Mirage aircraft, Sukhoi aircraft and Kaveri engine on the floor of the Parliament? What prevents the Modi Govt from disclosing the #Rafale price then? Is the wrong doing not apparent?

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal took potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, asking what he had today before coming to the Parliament. She also claimed that the opposition leader had accused Punjabis of being "nashedi (drug addicts)".

BJP has termed Gandhi's hug an "immature" act and said his speech during the no-confidence motion was "low on substance" and "high on entertainment". BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "It was low on substance and high on entertainment value. Since yesterday, the country was observing Rahul and wanted to hear his speech."

The talking point of the day, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's speech and his hug to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has found support from opposition parties, including the RJD and the AAP, even as the BJP termed it an "immature" act. After a no-holds barred and scathing criticism of the prime minister on several issues including the Rafale jet deal, the Congress leader walked across the green-carpeted well of Lok Sabha to Modi and hugged him, a gesture which took the Treasury Bench members by surprise.

When asked about the statement by France, Gandhi said, "Let them deny. But I, Anand Sharma and Manmohan Singh were present in the meeting with French President.

There is only one kind of reply to any question raised on the government's development claims, Hindu Musalman, Bharat Pakistan aur Kabristan Shamshan: Dinesh Trivedi

TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi says, “It may be that we may not get the numbers today but the fact that we are having this discussion is alarming enough.”

Rahul Gandhi opened his speech describing how India was being bombarded with "this weapon called the 'jumla' strike. The kisan (farmers), Dalits, tribals, youths and women are all victims of this weapon".

TMC's Dinesh Trivedi: Your chest may be broad but it requires a big heart.

Trinamool Congress extends support to TDP in its demands seeking special status for Andhra Pradesh. TMC leader, Dinesh Trivedi says, "I want to tell you that we are absolutely with you," Dinesh Trivedi, AITC.”

It would have been good on Rajnath Singh’s part if he had told what the Centre has done for Andhra Pradesh in the last four years instead of saying that I am a good friend. They are singing the old tune. They are not clearly telling what they have done to AP. There are chances that PM Modi will also sing the same tune as Rajnath Singh: Chandrababu Naidu.

Rahul Gandhi Dismisses France's Claims | Rahul Gandhi refutes France’s statement that they cannot share the intricate details of Rafale deal. He has said, “Let them deny, I stand by my statement. I, Anand Sharma and Manmohan Singh were present at the meeting with French President.” Gandhi had earlier said that he had met the French President, in which he had said that the government is free to share details of the fighter jet deal with the opposition.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Rahul Gandhi’s hug to PM Modi: That was not jaadu ki khappi that was a jhatka and this is not the only tremor, it is in fact the first one.

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the India-France agreement to buy the fighter jets was signed in 2008 by the then defence minister AK Antony and it had the confidentiality clause.

The Opposition today launched a scathing attack on PM Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Rafale deal. Rahul Gandhi said, “The defence minister has spoken 'untruth'.... The French PM has personally told me that there is no secret pact between Indian and French governments," he said demanding that the PM answer why this contract was given to a particular businessman after taking it away from PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

"Everybody understands the relationship the PM has with certain people. Everybody understands the amount of money that goes into the marketing of the PM and everybody knows who have funded that. One of those people was given the Rafale contract.... The gentleman benefited to the tune of Rs 45,000 crore."