NEW DELHI Lok Sabha would take up debate on an Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government brought by the TDP and opposition parties, with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan admitting the notice.
The House will take up the debate (on the motion) on Friday, July 20th. The discussion will be held for the full day, followed by voting on it, Ms. Mahajan announced in the House when it reassembled after the lunch break on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament.
She also said that there will be no Question Hour on that day and the House would have no other business, barring the discussion on the no-confidence motion.
Earlier, the Speaker had announced that she would announce the date for the debate in 2-3 days.
During the Zero Hour, she had named all members from TDP, Congress and NCP, among others, who had moved similar no-confidence motion notices and said TDPs Kesineni Srinivas would move his motion as his party was the first to raise it.
Ms. Mahajan had not accepted notices for a similar motion during the Budget Session, which was washed out due to continued uproar by TDP, TRS and some Opposition parties demanding that government agree to the motion. She had rejected the notice on the ground that the House was not in order.
Mr. Srinivas, the member of the TDP, which had quit the ruling NDA coalition in March protesting against the government not giving a special package to Andhra Pradesh, had moved the motion during Zero Hour which was admitted by the Speaker.
More than 50 members are supporting the motion, so the leave is granted (to bring in no-confidence motion), Ms. Mahajan said earlier in the day, accepting the notice.
With Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge demanding that the largest party be allowed to move the motion, Ms. Mahajan said as per rules, the party which raises the motion first, gets to move it.
Its not a question of big party, small party… Those who brought the no-confidence motion, I read all the rules. The person who first brought the motion, has to be called first, Ms. Mahajan said.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the government is prepared to face the no-confidence motion brought in by several parties. The entire country has confidence on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.
The Opposition parties brought in no-confidence motion against the government on issues like Grant of special status to Andhra Pradesh, lynchings, atrocities against women and Dalits and dilution of a law meant for Scheduled Caste.
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