New Delhi, 9 August 2023: As the second day of the debate on the Congress-sponsored No-Confidence Motion against the BJP-led Central government began, Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to address the chamber.
The No-Confidence Motion was introduced by the Opposition despite its numerical disadvantage, and it was acknowledged that this was done to force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address Manipur, which has dominated the monsoon session of parliament.
Rahul Gandhi, who was re-elected to the House of Representatives yesterday, is speaking. According to earlier reports, the senior Congress leader would open the discussion on the no-confidence resolution supported by the opposition INDIA group. Gaurav Gogoi, a Congressman, however, was the one to start the discussion when the House convened. Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, all Union Ministers, are scheduled to address the Lok Sabha today. Kiren Rijiju, who took part in yesterday’s discussion, claimed that considering India’s current position in the globe, the Opposition will regret proposing the No-Confidence Motion since it is being presented in the “wrong manner” and at the “wrong time.”
On Thursday, the prime minister will respond to the discussion. Ahead of the crucial vote, he presided over yesterday’s meeting of the BJP’s Parliamentary Party. The Prime Minister reportedly attacked the INDIA alliance, claiming that the purpose of the vote was to determine which opposition figures could be trusted rather than to voice disapproval of the government. “It’s a test of their own internal trust,” he allegedly remarked. PM Modi has regularly criticized the opposition group in recent weeks for using the name “INDIA,” charging that the parties, especially the Congress, are trying to rebrand in order to obscure their previous performance as the erstwhile United Progressive Alliance.
In order to violate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “vow of silence” on Manipur, according to Gaurav Gogoi, ‘INDIA’ was compelled to file the No-Confidence Motion against the administration. He claimed that despite talking about “one India,” the government had actually produced “two Manipurs—one living in the hills and the other in the valley.”
On Monday, while the Delhi Services bill was being discussed, Home Minister Amit Shah accused the opposition of avoiding a discussion on Manipur. “The issue at hand, not a vote of confidence, is the situation in Manipur and the actions the government is taking there. I defy you to vote this law down if you want to vote, Mr. Shah remarked.
Opposition protesters have continuously disrupted the session since it began on July 20. According to the opposition, there is nothing more urgent that can require the Prime Minister’s attention given the thousands of people who have been displaced, thousands of people who have been injured, and more than 170 dead since the ethnic violence started in May.
The government claims that after significant acts of violence occurred in Manipur in 1993 and 1997, in one instance no statement was made in Parliament, while in the other instance the junior home minister issued a statement.
There are now 539 members of the Lok Sabha who will cast votes on the resolution, with 270 constituting the majority. The BJP has 301 votes all to itself, and its allies have added 31 more. The opposition INDIA alliance has 143 members, compared to the combined strength of parties like KCR’s BRS, YS Jagan Reddy’s YSRCP, and Naveen Patnaik’s BJD, which is 70. Both the YSRCP (22) and the BJD (12) are anticipated to support the government.
As the debate continues and people across the country pay attention, it’s clear that this discussion means a lot more than just politics. It’s an important moment that shows how India’s democracy works, where different opinions meet and the future of a region is at stake. The decisions made here can affect not only the government but also how people see things and how the country is run in the future.
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