Showdown in LS on No-Trust today
The Telugu Desam and the YSR Congress will submit their notices for a no- confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government for the second time, on Monday.
But, whether the notices are accepted for discussion depends on the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the AIADMK members of Parliament.
If TRS and AIADMK MPs continue their protests and stall the proceedings of the Lok Sabha on Monday, the motion may not be admitted as Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had categorically said in the House on Friday that she would allow discussions on the motions only if the House was in order.
The TD is trying to get the signatures of 54 MPs on the notice. A no-confidence motion requires the support of at least 50 MPs to be heard.
IF THE TRS and AIADMK MPs continue their protests and stall the proceedings of the LS, the motion may not be admitted as the Speaker had said on Friday that she would allow discussions only if the House was in order.
The Telugu Desam and the YSR Congress will submit their notices for a no-confidence motion against the BJPled National Democratic Alliance government for the second time, on Monday.
Ever since the second leg of the Budget session of Parliament began on March 5, the TD, TRS, YSR Congress, AIADMK, Trinamul and other parties have been disrupting the proceedings with protests, sloganeering, occupying the well of the House etc.
On Friday, when the TD and YSRC served the no-confidence notices, all MPs except those of the TRS and AIDMK stayed in their seats and were quiet. But with MPs from these two parties continuing with their protests, the Speaker refused to take up the no-confidence motion.
AIADMK MPs have said that they will continue their protests till the Central government constitutes the Cauvery Water Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee. Opposition parties suspect that the BJP may ask the AIADMK to continue its protests to ensure that the noconfidence motion does not come up for discussion.
Even if the motion is admitted and debated, it will not really affect the NDA government which enjoys a majority in the House. However, the BJP may be keen to avoid any discussion of the motion and would prefer if it did not come up at all.