No-confidence motion not taken up, Parl adjourned
The no-confidence motion pitched by Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) against the NDA government was not taken up as the Lok Sabha was adjourned till Tuesday, leading to an allegation that the House was being disrupted at the government’s “behest”.
Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan first adjourned the House till 12pm after protests by TDP, YSR Congress, Telangana Rashtra Samithi and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over demands that Andhra Pradesh be given special status and setting up of a Cauvery river management board.
“I am duty bound to bring the no-confidence motion... But cannot do that unless the house is in order,” said Mahajan before adjourning the House.
“We want a discussion on the issue of no-confidence motion and we appeal to everyone that there should be discussion.” said home minister Rajnath Singh as he appealed MPs to end their protests.
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The Congress, Left Front, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen have said they will support the TDP motion, but the government is safe because the NDA has the support of 315 members in the 543-member house--way above the half-way mark of 272, reports NDTV.
“We are ready to face the no-confidence motion as we have support in the House. We are confident,” said parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar reporters before Lok Sabha met.
The Samajwadi Party alleged the AIADMK’s protests were staged. “The Opposition is ready for discussion on no confidence motion but it seems AIADMK is acting on behest of Central Govt and not letting the house function,” ANI quoted Samajwadi Party MP Ramgopal Yadav as