LS Speaker admits no-confidence motion against govt to decide date after discussion with all parties
FirstpostThe Lok Sabha currently has a strength of 543 seats of which five are vacant. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday admitted a no-confidence motion against the government by the Congress on behalf of the opposition alliance, to force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak on the contentious Manipur issue. Although the no-confidence motion is bound to fail the numbers test, the opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance leaders argue that they will win the battle of perception by cornering the government on the Manipur issue and forcing Modi to speak on the matter in Parliament. The first no-confidence motion against the Modi government in the Lok Sabha was moved on July 20, 2018. I request Gaurav Gogoi to seek the permission of the House for it.” Birla said the notice states that “this House expresses want of confidence in the council of ministers.” After Gogoi, Deputy leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, sought the permission of the House for the motion, Birla asked members in favour of granting permission to admit the motion to stand up in their places for a head count.