Lok Sabha to take up today 2nd no-trust move in 9 years against Modi govt | India News

NEW DELHI: The turbulence in Manipur is set to dominate the three-day debate commencing on Tuesday noon in the Lok Sabha on the opposition’s no-confidence motion, with the parties going after the government citing the recent spate of violence in the border state and NDA block making a counter, saying the long history of unrest in the state as a “Congress legacy” and opposition parties’ “indifference” towards violence, especially cases of atrocities against women in several non-BJP states.

While Rahul Gandhi, reinstated as Lok Sabha MP on Monday, is poised to initiate the debate, the last monsoon session of the 17th Lok Sabha, concluding on August 11, is also set to witness another speech by PM Modi defending his government, the occasion arising just ahead of assembly elections in five states this year followed by Lok Sabha polls next year.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday will take up the second no-confidence motion against the Modi government in the past nine years and conclude on Thursday. The first one was introduced in 2018 by Telugu Desam Party soon after it walked away from NDA.

The opposition parties, despite knowing the fate of the motion going against them, have opted for it as a ploy to see that the PM speaks in the House as they wanted his statement on Manipur.
Keeping in view the introduction of important bills this week, including the no-confidence motion, BJP has issued a whip to its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to be present from August 7 to August 11.
NDA parties were in the process of finalising their speakers on Monday. Sources said Shrikant Shinde and Rahul Shewale will be the speakers from Shiv Sena (Shinde) group. Chirag Paswan (LJP) and Anupriya Patel (Apna Dal) are likely to be the other key speakers.
Shiv Sena (Shinde) group, sources said, is likely to highlight the contradictions amongst the ‘INDIA’ parties, specially the Shiv Sena (UBT) camp joining hands with Congress, “violating” the firm stand of party’s founder Bal Thackeray.