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28hth July 2023

On the seventh day of the monsoon session of the parliament on Friday, the ruckus and war of words between the Treasury and Opposition over the prevailing situation in violence-scarred Manipur may stall proceedings in both Houses of Parliament.

Members of the INDIA bloc have been adamant on the demand that all listed businesses in both Houses be aside for a discussion on the Manipur situation.

They have also been insisting on a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the prevailing state of affairs in the Northeast state.

The Opposition members on Friday are also likely to push for the demand that the Lok Sabha Speaker set a date for voting on the no-confidence motion against the Centre.

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has adjourned proceedings of the House for the day after a spat with TMC leader Derek O'Brien.

Dhankhar adjourned proceedings after he was interrupted by the TMC leader over the issue of non-admission of notices given by opposition members under rule 267 to discuss the Manipur situation.

As many as 47 MPs from parties ranging from Congress to Left, to TMC and DMK had given notices under the rule that calls for suspension of the listed business and taking up the issue being raised.

BJP MP Ravi Kishan has targeted Opposition parties as they plan to go to Manipur on Saturday. Kishan said, "They (Opposition) can go wherever they want, they should go to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and China..."

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi took a swipe at the Opposition parties saying, " They (Opposition) do not take part in the discussions peacefully and do not cooperate to pass any bill in Parliament. We are ready to take constructive suggestions from them, but suddenly they brought the no-confidence motion. We will have discussions on the no-confidence motion as and when it is required".

Opposition parties on Friday alleged that the government is "subverting" the Parliamentary traditions by passing Bills even as the motion of no-confidence has been accepted in Lok Sabha.

Congress MP Manish Tewari cited former Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Satyendra Narayan Sinha as saying that "whenever there is a no-confidence motion, no substantive motion should be brought just to forestall the whole thing".

MPs of the INDIA alliance protested outside Parliament demanding PM Narendra Modi's statement on the Manipur in the House.
'No bill is introduced in Parliament after no-trust motion accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker,' Raghav Chadha says

The YSR Congress Party has decided to support the Narendra Modi government in Parliament. The party will vote against the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition bloc INDIA.

27th July 2023

No confidence motion in Lok Sabha Live: Both Houses adjourned till 2 pm; discussion on no-trust motion next week likely.

Several MPs give notices in both Houses to discuss the Manipur issue

DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, Congress MPs Imran Pratapgarhi, Syed Naseer Hussain, and AAP MP Raghav Chadha give a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the Manipur situation.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.

‘Shameful for our country’: AAP leader on INDIA alliance wearing black ‘to make sure that PM talks about Manipur’

"This is shameful for our country that the INDIA opposition alliance has to wear black (to the Parliament) to make sure that PM talks about Manipur," says AAP leader Sandeep Pathak.

The debate on the one-line motion — which says the House has lost its confidence in the Union Council of ministers — is likely to start next week, two Lok Sabha officials said. The motion poses no threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration which commands a brute majority in the Lower House but the Opposition has signaled it wants to use the debate to try and corner the government on the continuing violence in Manipur.

“For the last over 84 days, the law-and-order system has broken down in Manipur, communities are divided, there is nothing in the name of the government there...all this compelled us to bring a no-confidence motion against the government,” senior Congress leader Manish Tewari said. At least 150 people have died in ethnic clashes in the northeastern state, and a 30-second video of a barbaric sexual assault of two women by a mob has sparked a nationwide outcry and jammed Parliament.

Why did only Congress and not the INDIA alliance sign the no-confidence motion? CPI MP responds

"That chapter is closed. No Confidence Motion is there in the Parliament now signed by a sufficient number of MPs. Not only the CPI but many parties feel that it would have been effective & meaningful if all the parties in India would have been represented in that Motion by signature...We all raised our objection to the Congress leadership in a responsible way. Congress understood it and their leadership was so democratic in understanding that they agreed that it happened out of hurry. We don't want to make it a big issue. All the parties will be together in fighting the BJP Govt inside & outside the Parliament..." CPI MP Binoy Viswam said.

JD(U) has issued three lined whips to the party's Rajya Sabha MPs for the Monsoon session of Parliament to support the party's stand by voting against the Bill. The party has asked all its members to be present at the House from July 27 till August 11.
RJD MP Manoj Jha gave a suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the situation in Manipur.

Deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, an MP from Assam will move the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi Government.

26th July 2023

The no-confidence motion was filed by 9:20 a.m. at the Lok Sabha table office.

Deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha will be moving a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi Government on Wednesday, the party’s leader in the Lower House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told The Hindu on Wednesday.

Only 13 working days of the monsoon session are left and the Lok Sabha Speaker can take up to 10 days to schedule a no-confidence motion debate as per procedure.

BRS MP Nama Nageswara Rao also submitted a no-confidence motion against the government.

Notice of No Confidence in Modi Government Filed at Press Secretary's Office:
Kong leader Manickam Tagore

CPI MP Binoy Viswam said, "This no-confidence motion is a political move with a political purpose and a political move that will produce results... The no-confidence motion will force him (the prime minister) to appear in Parliament." will be,' he said. Discussing issues of the country, especially Manipur, in parliament. Forget numbers, you know numbers and we know numbers..."

Meanwhile, PM Modi is visiting Pragati Maidan's 'Hawan'

"Regarding the no-confidence motion, I know the numbers are not in our favor. But the problem is not the numbers and the prime minister will have to speak after the no-confidence vote in parliament," said RJD lawmaker Manoj Ja, referring to reports of opposition deliberations on a no-confidence motion in parliament. Asked about the no-confidence motion in Sabah today, MP Manickam Tagore said, "The Indian alliance is united, the Indian alliance put forward this idea and it was decided yesterday. The party leader proposed them.” We wanted to break Mr. Modi's arrogance. He's behaving like an arrogant man - to come to parliament and not speak about Manipur... We feel it's our duty to use that last weapon. ”

25th July 2023

Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday said the government was ready to discuss Manipur.

Negotiations in parliament stalled for a fourth day on Tuesday as tensions between centrists and rebels over the Manipur crisis continued. In response to Modi's attack on the Indian opposition coalition, opposition leader Malikaljun Kalge ​​said, "We are talking about Manipur, but the prime minister is talking about East India." Narendra Modi has previously said India is in the names of many organizations, from the British East India Company to terrorist groups such as India's Mujahideen and the Indian Popular Front.

Amid the uproar on Tuesday, the Houses of Parliament and the Rajasabha rally were postponed until 2 pm. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said it was ready to hold a brief discussion on Manipur and that Home Minister Amit Shah would make a statement, but opposition parties are seeking a statement from the prime minister.


-“I am pleased that the Prime Minister is paying attention to our alliance and respecting our names and titles. We have set a clear contrast and the Indian people will decide whether they want an Indian alliance or a divisive NDA alliance,” MP Karthi Chidambaram said of the Prime Minister's remarks on the Indian alliance.


-Parliamentary leader Digvijay Singh said: "I have never seen a prime minister afraid to speak in parliament. If the word 'India' has so many problems, 'India' should be removed from the Indian Bharatiya Janata Party such as India and Startup India." We are proud of the name 'India'. "

-Union Minister Arjun Ram Megwal said: "The opposition has only one request: Prime Minister Modi to start the discussion." I would like to remind you that Prime Minister Amit Shah convened a meeting in Manipur when this agenda did not exist. Afterward, a meeting of all party parliamentary leaders was held. Again they demanded immediate discussion. Secretary of Defense Rajnath Singh presided over it and promptly accepted the request…”


-MP Randeep Surjewala said, "The prime minister is insulting the country and freedom fighters... He has time to speak in the US Congress, but not in the national parliament about Manipur." Why does he hate the Indian constitution and parliament?"