Parliament monsoon session | Opposition for no-trust vote against Narendra Modi government
The HinduOpposition parties belonging to the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA, plan to move a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha on July 26 to force the Prime Minister to speak on Manipur unrest. Before that, floor leaders of the 26 parties of the INDIA bloc will meet at the office of the Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, as a no-trust motion needs the support of at least 50 or more members to be adopted in the House. Editorial | Belated outrage: On the Manipur violence and the top political response These INDIA parties also hit back at Mr. Modi for comparing them to the British East India company, with Mr. Kharge saying Mr. Modi is “rattled”. The letter came hours after the Prime Minister had targeted the newly formed INDIA grouping bloc and said even British East India company and Indian Mujahideen had ‘India’ in their names.