New Delhi: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Wednesday accepted the no-confidence motion against the government moved by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on behalf of opposition parties of I.N.D.I.A alliance.
After Gogoi moved the motion, the Speaker asked about the number of members supporting the motion. He admitted the motion and said the time of the debate will be decided later.
The House resumed its normal functioning after the Speaker accepted the demand for no-confidence motion. Opposition members expressed their opinion on the bills being introduced by the government.
The two Houses have seen repeated adjournments since the commencement of monsoon session of Parliament on July 20.
Gogoi represents Kaliabor constituency in Assam and is an MP from the northeast region.Bharat Rashtra Samithi, which has nine members in Lok Sabha, also gave no-confidence motion notice against the government.
Although the no-confidence motion by the opposition parties is bound to fail the numbers test, they argue that they will win the battle of perception by cornering the government on the Manipur issue during the debate.
The decision to bring a no-confidence motion was taken at a meeting of opposition I.N.D.I.A alliance parties held on Tuesday. As many as 26 Opposition had earlier come together naming their alliance as I.N.D.I.A.
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