Indian Parliament speaker accepts no-confidence motion against Modi govt

Opposition parties in India moved no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi-led Indian government today.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla admitted the motion moved by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi after more than 50 opposition MPs showed support to the motion by standing in their seats.

Birla while admitting the motion said that he would discuss it with floor leaders, list it for debate and intimate the day and time of the debate to the House. Under the rules, the Speaker has to list the motion for debate and voting within 10 days of admission.

The Opposition parties continue to protest in the Parliament, demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Manipur.

Indian National Congress also called for a meeting of its Lok Sabha MPs in the party’s parliamentary office and issued a three-line whip for its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the Parliament, today.

“Today, it has been decided that we would not have any other alternative but to resort to a no-confidence motion because the government is not accepting the demand of the opposition to have an elaborate discussion with the Prime Minister on Manipur. He should make a statement on the Manipur violence as he is our leader in the parliament,” Indian media quoted Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, as saying before the Parliament session commenced at 11 am.