Congress, KCR’s party move no-confidence motion against government on Manipur issue

The Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday submitted notices seeking.

A no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on the Manipur issue.

Congress’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, submitted a notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary General’s office.

A separate notice for a no-confidence motion was submitted by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) floor leader Nageshwar Rao to the Speaker. The BRS is led by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

A no-confidence motion allows the Opposition to challenge the government’s majority on the floor of the House, and if the motion is passed, the government has to resign.

If the Lok Sabha Speaker finds the motion in order, he reads it out in the House. He then asks members in favour of the motion to stand up. As many as 50 opposition members are expected to stand.

Opposition parties have been demanding that PM Modi speak about the violence in Manipur since the first day of the Parliament monsoon session. The monsoon session of Parliament started on July 20.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed Opposition leaders who were demanding that PM Modi speak in the House on the ongoing violence in Manipur.

Amid slogans of “Manipur! Manipur!”, Amit Shah said, “Whoever is raising slogans now, neither are they interested in the government nor in cooperation. They are neither interested in Dalits or the welfare of women… I wanna reiterate that I wrote to both leaders of the Houses today that I am ready for a lengthy discussion of any kind.”

RUCKUS IN PARLIAMENT OVER MANIPUR ISSUE
The monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 20 amid outrage over a viral video of two women who were paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.

The May 4 video went viral on July 19, just a day ahead of the beginning of the Parliament session.

The session saw disruptions and fierce protests by the opposition parties on the Manipur issue as they demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a discussion on the violence in Manipur.