As planned, Opposition moves no-confidence motion against Modi govt in Parliament

• Opposition moves no-confidence motion against Narendra Modi govt in Parliament, reports NDTV
• Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi files motion of no-confidence
• If the Speaker admits the motion, this will be the second no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government. The first one was moved by the TDP in 2018 over the non-allocation of adequate funds for the successor state of Andhra Pradesh and backed by the Opposition parties. The government sailed through the vote and is unlikely to be worried on the number front this time either.
• Under Rule 198, the written notice of such a motion has to be submitted before 10am to the secretary-general of the Lok Sabha if it is to be taken up by the Speaker that very day provided it is in order. If the Speaker is of the view that the motion is in order, he will read it in the House and request members to rise in support of it. If 50 members rise in support, the motion is allowed to be taken up on a date specified by the Speaker. The motion has to be taken up within 10 days from the day it is accepted.
• Invoking Rule 198 of the Lok Sabha Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business was discussed at a meeting called by the leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Tuesday morning. “It is the last instrument that the Opposition has to make the Prime Minister speak in the Lok Sabha,” a Congress MP said.
• The motion was finalised late in the evening as the coalition was awaiting the green signal from all constituent parties, some of which had to refer the matter to their respective leaders. The Congress has issued a three-line whip asking all its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the Congress parliamentary party office at 10.30 on Wednesday morning.

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