Noconfidence motion notice against govt
The Congress served notice of a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, as proceedings continued to be disrupted on Friday amid protests by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the ruling parties of Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
The Congress served notice of a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, as proceedings continued to be disrupted on Friday amid protests by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the ruling parties of Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
In the principal opposition party’s first attempt to initiate a no-trust move since the NDA government assumed office in May 2014, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, wrote to the Lower House’s secretary general requesting that the notice be included in the revised list of business for Tuesday.
The Telugu Desam Party, (TDP) which recently quit the ruling coalition at the Centre, and the YSR Congress Party have already filed notices of no-confidence motions against the government over the denial of so-called special category status for Andhra Pradesh, where they are the ruling party and the main opposition, respectively.
The notices have not been taken up because of disruptions in Parliament.
The TRS and the AIADMK continued their protests in the House on Friday to press their demands for an increase in job quotas in Telangana and the setting up of a board to manage the Cauvery waters, the subject of a dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Congress members also protested over the Supreme Court verdict banning automatic arrests and registration of criminal cases under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Expressing anguish over disruptions in the Rajya Sabha over the past three weeks, chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said people were asking why the House was not being adjourned indefinitely.
“I have been getting calls and queries from well-wishers of Parliament, asking me why the House is not adjourned sine die? I tell them that it is not in my hands. I am pained that even private members’ business was not allowed during the last two weeks. Will the next week be any different? I am sad to note that I would not like to hazard any guess,” Naidu said.
It is unlikely that the second half of Parliament’s budget session would be adjourned sine die, people in the government said. “Adjourning the house sine die will give the Opposition a handle to blame the government for shying away from the no-confidence motion,” a minister said on condition of anonymity.
Home minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday the government was ready for discussions on any issue, including the no-confidence motion.