The NDA Government will face a no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha on Friday -
a first in the last 15 years.
While the government has the numbers to sail through, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, when asked about the matter, told, "Who says we don't have the numbers".
The no-confidence notice, moved by the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and Sharad Pawar's NCP, was attempted in the budget session also.
But Speaker Sumitra Mahajan did not allow it due to the constant disruption and the government was accused of dodging the issue. ""We want to stop the lies of the opposition and set the record straight," Union minister Ananth Kumar said today.
The no-trust motion does not endanger the BJP-led government. Along with allies, the BJP has 375 members in the 545-member house, way above the halfway mark of 273.
What is a no-confidence motion?
Article 75 of the Indian Constitution specifies that the council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People, there is no mention of a no-confidence motion in the Constitution: All it means is that the majority of the Lok Sabha members must be with the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.
Article 118 of the Constitution permits each House of Parliament to make its own rules for conduct of business. Rule 198 of the Lok Sabha specifies the procedure for a motion of no-confidence. Any member might give a written notice before 10 am; the Speaker will read the motion of no-confidence in the House and ask all those favouring the motion be taken up to rise. If there are 50 MPs in favour, the Speaker could allot a date for discussing the motion – but this has to be within 10 days. However, this cannot be done in conditions of din or confusion in the House.
While the government has the numbers to sail through, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, when asked about the matter, told, "Who says we don't have the numbers".
The no-confidence notice, moved by the Congress, Telugu Desam Party and Sharad Pawar's NCP, was attempted in the budget session also.
But Speaker Sumitra Mahajan did not allow it due to the constant disruption and the government was accused of dodging the issue. ""We want to stop the lies of the opposition and set the record straight," Union minister Ananth Kumar said today.
The no-trust motion does not endanger the BJP-led government. Along with allies, the BJP has 375 members in the 545-member house, way above the halfway mark of 273.
What is a no-confidence motion?
Article 75 of the Indian Constitution specifies that the council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People, there is no mention of a no-confidence motion in the Constitution: All it means is that the majority of the Lok Sabha members must be with the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.
Article 118 of the Constitution permits each House of Parliament to make its own rules for conduct of business. Rule 198 of the Lok Sabha specifies the procedure for a motion of no-confidence. Any member might give a written notice before 10 am; the Speaker will read the motion of no-confidence in the House and ask all those favouring the motion be taken up to rise. If there are 50 MPs in favour, the Speaker could allot a date for discussing the motion – but this has to be within 10 days. However, this cannot be done in conditions of din or confusion in the House.
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