No-confidence motion Highlights: Govt comfortably wins vote in Lok Sabha; NDA has confidence of 125 crore Indians, tweets PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government defeated the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Friday with 325 MPs voting against the motion.The vote took place after PM Modi’s address in the lower house as the debate on the motion ran late into the night.The Prime Minister mocked Rahul Gandhi for hugging him during the debate, saying the Congress president was actually dreaming of becoming the next Prime Minister and had asked him to get up from his seat in the Lok Sabha.Earlier in the day, Modi was attacked by leaders of several opposition parties, including Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Telugu Desam Party’s Jayadev Galla, during the discussion over a number of issues. Highlights:
Rahul’s hug to PM did him more harm than good: Jitendra Singh
“Rahul Gandhi’s hug to PM Modi has done him more harm than good. What he did was also against the parliamentary decorum,” says Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
PM Modi’s speech was ‘dramebaazi’: Mallikarjun Kharge
11:58pm ISTWe posed questions to PM Modi on Rafael deal, Nirav Modi etc but he didn't answer any. His speech was 'dramebaazi.' He didn't say anything for people of Andhra Pradesh. He was telling us what previous govts have done & not what his govt has done in 4 years: M.Kharge, Congress pic.twitter.com/FqW4Xa0p4K
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
CM Naidu in Delhi tomorrow, we will decide next step: TDP
“He (PM Modi) has not even attempted to answer the outstanding issues of Andhra Pradesh, it was not expected from him. It is unfortunate. Tomorrow CM N Chandrababu Naidu is coming to Delhi, then we will decide the next step,”says TDP MP YS Choudhary
11:55pm ISTRavi Shankar Prasad on trust vote
11:43pm ISTNumber isliye badha hai kyunki janta ka vishwaas badha hai: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on #NoConfidenceMotion against NDA government rejected pic.twitter.com/hnyLWx4jTL
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
NDA has the confidence of the Lok Sabha, tweets PM Modi
The Prime Minister thanked parties for their support.
11:33pm ISTNDA has the confidence of the Lok Sabha and the 125 crore people of India.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 20, 2018
I thank all the parties that have supported us in the vote today. Our efforts to transform India and fulfil the dreams of our youth continue. Jai Hind!
Andhra waited for justice, only to be disappointed again: Naidu
“Entire Andhra Pradesh waited for justice, only to be disappointed again. They have majority but they breached ‘neeti’. PM’s speech caused much pain,” CM Chandrababu Naidu.
“He (Modi) called us egoistic. In fact, it is he who is an egoist,” he said.
11:31pm ISTPM’s speech didn’t address common man’s woes: Scindia
“PM in his two-hour speech didn’t address any of the woes of the common man.What BJP says and what it does is a difference between reality and what they try and conjure up.That is the signal that has gone out,” says Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.
11:28pm ISTVote result means Congress will 10 seats in 2019: Nishikant Dubey
“This means Congress will 10 seats in 2019,” BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said on the results of the vote on the no-confidence motion.
11:11pm ISTIsse badi bahumat kya ho sakti hai? Iska matlab 2019 mein Congress ko 10 seat aane wali hai: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on NDA govt winning #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/1Tsjd7zvz0
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
Division of votes
There were 325 votes against the motion and 126 votes for it.
House is adjourned till 11am on Monday, July 23.
11:09pm ISTVote of no-confidence defeated
Government wins the vote on no-confidence motion.
11:01pm ISTVoting underway
Lok Sabha votes on the no-confidence motion.
MP Pappu Yadav walked out from the Lok Sabha before voting. BJP MPs KC Patel and Bhola Singh, who are unwell, come to the Lok Sabha for voting, reports news agency ANI.
10:40pm ISTModi on mob lynchings
Any instance of violence brings shame to the nation. I will once again urge the state governments to punish those who indulge in violence.
10:20pm ISTModi mocks Rahul’s wink
10:01pm ISTAaj poora desh dekh raha tha TV pe aankhon ka khel, kaise aankhen kholi jaa rahi hain, kaise bandh ki jaa rahi hain: PM Modi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/aZlsPGdIGa
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
PM’s rebuttal on Rafale allegations
PM Modi responds to Rahul Gandhi’s attack on Rafale deal, says ‘2 nations had to issue clarification over 1 careless allegation’.
“Who are we to look you in the eye? I am from a humble family, you are naamdaar, we are kaamdar,” said Modi in response to Rahul’s allegations. “We don’t have the guts to look you in the eye,” he said.
9:55pm ISTModi asks Opposition not to insult armed forces
You called the surgical strike a Jumla Strike. You can abuse me as much as you want. Stop insulting the Jawans of India. I will not tolerate this insult to our armed forces: PM Modi says in his address.
9:48pm ISTCongress has no faith: Modi
Congress has no faith in the election commission, the judiciary, in the RBI or in the international agencies. They have confidence in nothing, PM Modi says in Lok Sabha.
9:44pm ISTCongress counters Modi’s claim
The Congress party is countering claims made by the PM during his speech in the Lok Sabha.
“PM Modi, Neem coated urea has been available long before you came to power,” Congress official handle posted on Twitter.
9:40pm ISTModi lists his govt’s achievements
It is this Government that is bringing a programme like Ayushman Bharat that will give top quality healthcare to the poor, says PM Modi
Our Government has opened bank accounts for the poor. Earlier, the doors of the banks never opened for the poor. Women are leading a smoke-free life due to Ujjwala Yojana. Toilets have been constructed across India at a record pace: Modi
9:35pm ISTRuckus in the House during PM’s speech
The Opposition starts chanting slogans of ‘We want justice’ as the PM delivers his address.
9:30pm ISTModi says have blessings of 125 crore Indians
We are here, because we have numbers. We have 125 crore people’s blessings, says PM Modi.
We have served the nation with the Mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’: Modi
9:25pm ISTWhy bring the motion if you don’t want to debate: Modi
If you were not prepared for the debate why did you bring the motion? Why were you trying to delay the motion: PM Modi while addressing the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
This is not the ruling govt’s floor test, it is a floor test for congress’s allies, adds Modi.
9:15am ISTIn the morning, the voting was not over, the debate was also not over one member comes running to me saying- Utho Utho Utho...
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 20, 2018
What is his hurry to come to power?
Let me tell this member it is the people who elected us. That is how we have come here: PM @narendramodi
PM Modi begins his address
Narendra Modi has joined the ongoing debate over the no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha.
“I urge all of you to reject this proposal,” says PM Modi.
8:50pm ISTGovt will no-confidence motion in 2019: IUML
“Government may not win no-confidence motion in this House, but will lose it next year,” says IUML’s PK Kunhalikutty.
INLD’s Dushyan Chautala, J(D)’s Kaushalendra Kumar and JMM’s Vijay Kumar Hansdak speak against the motion.
8:38pm ISTConfer special status to Andhra immediately: YSR Congress
AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal talks about refugee camps in Assam, mob lynchings and crimes against women.
MoS Upendra Kushwaha speaks against the motion.
YSR Congress’ Renuka Butta says at the time of passing the AP Reorganisation Act, the then government and the Opposition had unanimously supported special category status. She ends with requesting the PM to immediately confer special status to Andhra.
8:22pm ISTBJP’s Virendra Singh mocks Rahul Gandhi hugging PM Modi
BJP’s Virendra Singh mocks Rahul Gandhi hugging PM. “He said the Prime Minister does not look him in the eye. I am glad the PM does not look at such a person in the eye.”
“He went to hug the PM. If I had gone to hug him (Rahul) like this, a privilege motion would have been moved against me,” Singh says.
8:15pm ISTSCS for Andhra is not the only promise PM broke: AAP
AAP’s Bhagwant Mann expresses solidarity with TDP.
“SCS for Andhra is not the only promise the Prime Minister has gone back on. He went back on the Swaminathan Commission and on providing two crore jobs,” Mann says.
“What is he doing in Delhi? The elected CM waited for 9 days to meet the L-G, he did not get 9 minutes,” he says.
Mann asks PM Modi to let everyone know when “acche din” will come.
8:06pm ISTTDP attacks govt on special category status for Andhra Pradesh
As TDP’s Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu begins to speak, Speaker extends the session by another hour to 9pm.
Kinjarapu says, “Why did the issue of special category session come up now? At the time, Arun Jaitley had said in the Rajya Sabha that Andhra Pradesh should get SCS for 10 years. The BJP manifesto said this too. When the government is yours, the Prime Minister is yours, why can’t you implement this?”
Kinjarapu says he wants to directly from the Prime Minister on what he thinks of SCS for Andhra Pradesh.
7:57pm ISTGovt has worked to fulfil every promise: MoS Anupriya Patel
MoS Anupriya Patel says,”We are being called government of jumlas, but we have worked to fulfil every promise we have made.
“We have searched for schemes started by the previous government and worked to implement those as well,” she says.
Patel says, “We did not do jumla of saying ‘Garibi hatao’. She lists schemes introduced by the government for the poor.
7:40pm ISTModi govt brought a new model of development: SAD
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in chair. Shiromani Akali Dal’s Prem Singh Chandumajra speaks.
“Modi government brought a new model of development. Earlier, development was only for 10% of the people. The rich became richer, the poor became poorer. Now, development is for 90%,” he says.
7:27pm ISTGovt is left with ‘Hindu-Muslim, Bharat-Pakistan’ narrative: TMC
Dinesh Trivedi says democracy is in danger and mob rule cannot dominate the country.
“In Mahabharata, the Kauravas had the numbers but the Pandavas had the truth. It is our dharma to debate this motion,” he says.
Trivedi says government is left with narrative of “Hindu-Muslim, Bharat-Pakistan, Shamshan Kabristaan”.
He raises historically low value of rupee and decline in manufacturing.
7:19pm ISTTMC extends support to TDP
Trinamool Congress’ Dinesh Trivedi speaks and extends full support to TDP.
7:16pm ISTRajnath should say what Centre has done for Andhra in 4 years: Naidu
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu says, “It would have been good on Rajnath Singh’s part if he had told what the Centre has done to Andhra Pradesh in the last 4 years instead of saying I am a good friend.”
In his speech in the Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh had said, “We have good relations with Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and will continue to have a cordial equation.”
7:10pm ISTRahul Gandhi reacts to France’s statement on Rafale deal
“Let them deny it if they want. He (French President Emmanuel Macron) said that before me.I was there, Anand Sharma and Dr.Manmohan Singh were also there,” Rahul Gandhi says, as quoted by news agency ANI.
7:05pm ISTAIADMK MP Jayavardhan opposes NEET, education commission
Deputy Speaker M Thambi Durai in chair. With the debate expected to extend late into the night, Minister Ananth Kumar announces dinner being arranged in Sansad Bhawan at 8pm.
AIADMK’s J Jayavardhan speaks. He says the Dam Safety Bill violates rights of Tamil Nadu.
Jayavardhan talks of Tamil Nadu’s objection to NEET and to replacement of UGC with Higher Education Commission for India.
6:58pm ISTRahul has attended school of politics: Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut
6:54pm ISTMujhe lagta hai ki Rahul Gandhi politics ke asli paathshala mein ja chuke hain. Jis tarah se Modi ji ko jadoo ki jhappi lagaayi, woh jhappi nahi thi jhatka tha: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/8Nw2LM6GXW
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
Govt offering ₹17,500 crore assistance to Andhra: Hari Babu
Hari Babu says the government is not giving Andhra Pradesh special category status but it is providing the state with all the assistance required by it.
“ ₹17,500 crore assistance is being offered by the government to Andhra Pradesh,” he says.
6:46pm ISTWhy didn’t TDP include special status for Andhra in Reorganisation Act: Hari Babu
BJP MP from Andhra Pradesh Hari Babu Kambhampati asks TDP why it did not include special category status for the status in the Reorganisation Act itself?
Hari Babu says the 14th Finance Commission does not distinguish between general and special category states.
6:36pm ISTSpeaker threatens to move privilege motion against Kharge
As Kharge asks when “acche din” will come, Speaker calls on BJP’s Hari Babu Kambhampati to speak.
Kharge talks about BJP ministers saying the government will amend the Indian Constitution and quotes RSS’ Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on this. Government MPs object to mention of RSS yet again.
As Kharge continues to speak, Speaker says she will move privilege motion against him if he does not conclude. She allows him to end with one more sentence.
6:25pm ISTFrance releases statement on Rafale deal
France’s statement as quoted by news agency ANI, “We have noted the statement of Mr Rahul Gandhi before the Indian Parliament. France and India concluded in 2008 a security agreement, which legally binds the two States to protect the classified information provided by the partner that could impact security and operational capabilities of the defence equipment of India or France. These provisions naturally apply to the IGA concluded on 23 September 2016 on the acquisition of 36 Rafale aircraft and their weapons.”
6:21pm ISTKharge says Opposition supports Andhra in its demands
Kharge says Opposition parties Congress, CPI, CPM and the Muslim League stand with Andhra Pradesh and support its demands.
“During the last election, Modi had promised his government would give Minimum Support Price as cost+50%. But the MSP raised recently does not match this. With elections around the corner, he is promising to double their income by 2020. Famer suicides have risen during the government’s term,” Kharge says.
6:16pm ISTKharge asks why Lokpal Act has not been amended
Kharge raises issues of Lokpal Act. “You have not been able to make a small amendment in the Lokpal Act, you have not brought about the amendment to include leader of largest party in the Oppostion,” he says.
Kharge had written to the PM and boycotted a meeting of the Lokpal selection committee after he was invited as a ‘special invitee.”
6:12pm ISTOutcry over Kharge’s mention of RSS
Uproar in the House as Kharge says, “BJP and RSS, tell us what values you believe in?”
An MP asks why the RSS is being brought up.
6:09pm ISTCongress has always tried to safeguard democracy: Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge says, “They say 18,000 villages didn’t get electricity in 70 years. There are 6,23,000 villages in the country. So,if you provided electricity to 18,000 villages in four years, we brought electricity to over 6 lakh villages. Is that not progress?”
“If we followed your path, democracy would have ended long time ago. Congress has always tried to safeguard democracy,” he says.
6:01pm ISTSpeaker extends session to 7pm
Speaker extends the session till 7pm.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge begins speaking.
5:44pm ISTGovt will ensure nothing is changed in SC/ST Act: Paswan
On the SC/ST Act, Ram Vilas Paswan says, “Even if the Supreme Court tries to dilute the provisions of the Act, the government will bring in an ordinance or law, if necessary. to make sure not a single comma is changed in the Act.”
Paswan questions SP and RJD’s support for the Women’s reservation bill. Opposition raises objections.
Paswan concludes saying there is no vacancy for post of Prime Minister in 2019.
5:36pm ISTRam Vilas Paswan thanks PM for rural electrification scheme
Minister Ram Vilas Paswan lists schemes implemented by the NDA government. He thanks PM Modi for the progress made on electrification of villages.
5:21pm ISTThis government of ‘jumle baazi’ will not last long: NCP’s Anwar
NCP’s Tariq Anwar raises issues of Lokpal appointment, bank fraud, farmers suicides and women’s safety.
Anwar says BJP’s leadership is restricted to two men and quotes a tweet by Shatrughan Sinha on BJP becoming a two-man party.
He says the government has wasted 4 years and spent its time defaming the Nehru-Gandhi family.
“This government of ‘jumle baazi’ will not last long. You have majority in the Parliament but the people outside are waiting for chang,” he says.
5:07pm ISTCentre will do everything necessary to help Andhra Pradesh: Rajnath
On TDP, Rajnath Singh says the Central government gave Andhra Pradesh more money than recommended by the Financial Commission to bridge the state’s revenue deficit. “A special assistance package of ₹8140 crore was given for approved projects and another ₹2400 crore is due,” he says.
Singh says the 14th Finance Commission did not make provisions for special category states. The home minister adds the Centre will do everything necessary to help Andhra Pradesh.
4:59pm ISTRajnath attacks talk of ‘Hindu Pakistan’
“Do we want India to have the kind of mentality that dominates Pakistan? Where do we want to take the country with talk of ‘Hindu Taliban’ and ‘Hindu Pakistan’,”Rajnath Singh asks.
“We want an India where minorities are safe and they thrive,” he says.
4:46pm ISTKya hum chahte hain ki Pakistani roopi zehniyat Hindustan mein zinda rahe? Hindu-Pakistan, Hindu-Taliban ki baat karte hain, desh ko kahan le jana chate hain?: Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/NdYECXR1Pb
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
Biggest mob lynching took place in 1984 : Rajnath
Rajnath Singh says, “We will do everything to stop mob lynching. I ask the states to introduce the toughest punishments to stop these lynchings.”
“However, to those speaking on mob lynchings I must say the biggest lynching took place in 1984 (anti-Sikh riots). We see how the Sikh community suffers and we will deliver justice to them,” he says.
4:38pm ISTKharge objects to Speaker’s comments on Rahul’s hug
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge objects to the Speaker’s comments on the hug and asks what is wrong with it.
Rajnath Singh resumes speaking and says he will hug Kharge after they leave the House.
4:34pm ISTShould not have happened: Speaker on Rahul hugging PM
House resumes proceedings. Rajnath Singh refers Rahul Gandhi hugging PM Modi as ‘Chipko andolan’.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan talks about the hug. “It’s not okay to do this while he (Narendra Modi) sits in the Prime Minister’s seat. It should not have happened. He is the Prime Minister and everyone must maintain decorum, respect the position. I did not like it, it was inappropriate.” she says.
Mahajan talks about Gandhi winking after returning to his seat. She says she objects to how the hug took place.
4:19pm ISTLok Sabha adjourned till 4:30pm
The house has been adjourned till 4:30pm as TDP MPS raise slogans. This is the second adjournment of the day.
4:17pm ISTOpposition parties don’t even trust each other, says Rajnath Singh
4:12pm ISTMain dekh raha hun ki jin rajneetik daalon ne humari sarkar ke khilaaf avishwaas prastav laane ki koshish ki hai,unka bhi ek doosre ke upar vishwas nahi hai,agar netritva ki charcha ho jaaye toh samajh lijiye ki 'gai bhains paani mein',aise halaat yahan paida ho jaayenge:HM Singh pic.twitter.com/O0EB78qXUs
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
India fastest growing economy in world: Rajnath
“Despite Opposition claims about demonetisation hurting people, we won polls in UP after the note ban. It shows that people trust us,” says Rajnath Sngh
On the economy, Singh says India is the fastest growing economy in the world. “UN bodies and IMF have said at the rate at which India’s economy is growing, our GDP will be more that 7,8% by 2019-2020,” he says.
4:06pm ISTNever moved no confidence motion against Cong because they had mandate: Rajnath
“After 15 years, a no confidence motion has been moved against a government after 15 years. We never moved a no-confidence motion in the ten years that Congress was in power because we understood that the Congress had people’s mandate,” says Rajnath Singh.
3:55pm ISTDecided take up trust vote because we respect Opposition: Rajnath
Rajnath Singh begins speaking against the motion and says BJP holds power in most states in India. “We decided to take up the no-confidence motion and debate it because we respect the Opposition,” he says .
3:46pm ISTGovt has no right to govern if it can’t protect women, Dalits: Salim
CPI(M)’s Mohammad Salim says the government has no right to govern if it cannot protect women and Dalits. He raps the government for going back on its promise to Andhra Pradesh.
Salim says farmers and labourers were worst affected by GST.
3:40pm ISTRahul’s behaviour ‘childish’, says BJP
Rahul Gandhi’s behaviour was childish. He has grown old but it is unfortunate that he has not grown up. It is unfortunate that the president of Congress is so ill-informed and immature, says Ananth Kumar.
3:30pm ISTBJP will move privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi
BJP will move privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha over ‘false allegations’ and for ‘misleading’ Parliament, says parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar.
3:20pm IST‘Aaj kaunsa karke aaye hai’,Union minister asks Rahul
Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal is caught on camera saying she asked Rahul Gandhi “aaj kaunsa karke aaye hai” because he had “earlier called Punjabis ‘nashedis’”
3:15pm ISTMulayam Singh Yadav addresses Lok Sabha
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav addresses parliamentarians during the no-confidence motion. He tells MPs there’s a need to provide employment and better opportunities for farmers.
3:05pm ISTCongress leaders laud Rahul Gandhi’s speech, BJP calls it ‘drama’
Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed, he can't target our ministers without any proof. He was doing drama in the house and hugging Modi ji. I think his next step will be Bollywood. We will have to send him there: Kirron Kher, BJP MP#NoCofidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/nKN1ghaB0m
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
What an astonishing performance by @RahulGandhi. It was a game-changing speech, tearing apart the Govt ’s claims & ending with that unscripted hug that has literally taken the BJP’s breath away #BhukampAaGaya
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) July 20, 2018
2:55pm IST#RahulGandhi ji is raising issues wch are close to common ppl,farmers, small traders n women of country in Parliament. Rahul ji is talking of safety of women n their welfare. Women are vry unsafe under NDA n there is no concern amng govt. PM remains silent on such crucial issues
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) July 20, 2018
PM Modi to address Lok Sabha after 6:30pm
PM Narendra Modi to speak on no-confidence motion after 6:30pm today, reports ANI quoting sources.
2:50pm ISTShiv Sena reacts after Rahul’s speech
The topics that Rahul Gandhi had raised today has some base. The image that PM Modi and BJP government have created can be damaged with such allegations: Shiv Sena leader Anandrao Adsul on Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha speech during the no-confidence motion.
2:40pm ISTPM has become a travelling salesman: TMC
BJP is losing by-elections and they lost even in Karnataka. The Prime Minister has become a travelling statesman. He went to Bengal for a meeting for no reason: Saugata Roy says in Parliament, referring to PM Modi’s recent rally in Midnapore.
The PM is spending ₹1,800 crores for globe-trotting and our poor farmers are dying, says Roy.
2:30pm ISTThis isn’t Munna Bhai: Minister’s reply after Rahul Gandhi’s hug
2:20pm ISTLok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan says, 'aap to muskura rahi theen' when Harsimrat Kaur Badal stands up to speak saying allegations were made against her during Rahul Gandhi's speech'. Badal says, "Ye sansad hai, ye Munna bhai ka pappi jhappi area nahin hai". pic.twitter.com/d1RJBVnOq4
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
We’ve witnessed Rahul’s lies, says Union minister
We all have witnessed the lies propagated by Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha today. He had absolutely no proof but only political negative rhetoric and that itself has cost him in every election that he has fought: Union minister Smriti Irani
2:10pm ISTNirmala Sitharaman rebuts Rahul’s charges
Defence minister says she does not know what transpired in a meeting between the Congress president and the French President, as claimed by Rahul Gandhi. The secrecy agreement with France was signed in 2008 and Rafale deal was also covered in it, she explains.
2:08pm ISTWatch: Rahul Gandhi hugs PM Modi
While concluding speech, Rahul Gandhi walks across to PM Modi, hugs him and shakes his hand.
2:05pm ISTRahul says he’s ‘grateful’ to BJP
I’m grateful to BJP and RSS that they’ve explained the meaning of Congress, and of being an Indian, says Rahul in his address. You have anger for me. For you, I’m Pappu. But I have no anger for you. I am Congress.
2:03pm ISTPM, Amit Shah act out of fear: Gandhi
PM and Amit Shah are two very different type of politicians. We can see ourselves being in and out of power. The PM and the BJP president can simply not afford to lose power. PM And Amit Shah act out of fear. It is this anger that is being transmitted to India: Gandhi
I was surprised that BJP leaders congratulated me for speaking well, the Congress president says amid loud protests by MPs.
2pm ISTRahul targets Modi, asks Why PM doesn’t speak up on lynchings
Without taking his name, Rahul Gandhi targets Union minister Jayant Sinha for felicitating lynching convicts in Jharkhand, drawing BJP lawmakers’ ire. Why doesn’t the PM speak up, asks Gandhi on lynchings. These incidents aren’t just on a person, they are attacks on BR Ambedkar. We won’t stand this, says Gandhi.
Sinha had last week expressed his “regret” after facing intense criticism for felicitating seven convicted cow vigilantes in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh last week.
1:50pm ISTDon’t be afraid of the truth: Rahul Gandhi
Continuing his address after adjournment, Rahul Gandhi tells Lok Sabha not to be afraid of the truth. He says the PM has only given MSP relief to farmers while the Karnataka government has waived off farmers loans worth ₹34,000 crore.
On safety, the Congress president says the impression of India across the world is that India can’t protect women.
1:48pm ISTSpeaker’s appeal to parliamentarians
As Lok Sabha reconvenes after a brief adjournment, Speaker asks lawmakers to maintain peace and allow everyone to speak.
1:38pm ISTLok Sabha is adjourned till 1:45pm
Speaker adjourns House till 1:45pm as BJP protests against Rahul Gandhi’s allegation.
1:35pm ISTDon’t be scared: Rahul tells Lok Sabha
Amid uproar over Congress president’s speech, Rahul Gandhi tells parliamentarians “not to be scared”.
1:30pm ISTPM can’t look into my eyes, says Rahul
“I can see him smiling. But there’s a touch of nervousness in the gentleman and he is looking away from me. I can understand that. He cannot look into my eyes, I can see that because the Prime Minister has not been truthful: Rahul Gandhi
1:25pm ISTPM Narendra Modi laughs after Rahul Gandhi says 'Pradhanmantri apni aankh meri aankh mein nahi daal sakte' #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/qwXNt6PphM
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
Everyone can see the money that goes into PM’s marketing: Rahul
Everybody understands and sees the amount of money which goes into the marketing of the Prime Minister of India: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha.
“Everybody understands the relationship the prime minister has with certain people. Everybody understands the amount of money that goes into the marketing of the prime minister and everybody knows who have funded that. One of those people was given the Rafale contract.. The gentleman benefitted to the tune of ₹45,000 crore,” Rahul alleges.
1:20pm ISTUproar against Rahul Gandhi’s speech
Uproar in Lok Sabha as Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Rafale deal. “The defence minister said there is secrecy pact with France on Rafale deal. I personally met PM of France and asked him if any such pact existed. He clearly said there is no pact,” Gandhi said.
1:15pm ISTPM Modi meets big businessmen only: Rahul
The government’s 5 slabs of GST destroyed crores of lives. PM Modi doesn’t talk to shopkeepers, he only meets the big 10-20 businessmen of this country: Gandhi
1:10pm ISTEmployment, demonetisation: Rahul’s attack on PM Modi
India’s youth believed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM had said he will provide employment to 2 crore people and yet only 4 lakh people got jobs. This is the truth of their unfulfilled promises... they tell you to make ‘pakodas’ instead: Gandhi says in a scathing attack on Modi government.
The Congress president also hits out at BJP over demonetisation and GST.
1:00pm ISTChina 50, 000 yuvaon ko 24 ghante mein rozgar deta hai, aap(Govt) log 24 ghante mein 400 yuvaon ko rozgaar dete ho: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/YbGzyvujf1
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
Rahul Gandhi addresses Lok Sabha
I heard everything Mr Galla said very carefully. I sensed anxiety and a deep feeling of pain, and I want to tell you that from here, you are the victim of a 21st century political weapon. There are many such victims like you. It’s called the ‘jhumla strike’. The farmers and Dalits are victims of this jhumla strike: Gandhi
12:45pm ISTRJD says might consider no-trust vote in Bihar
The no-confidence motion is not always initiated to take down the government. “Sometimes it is to make the government provide answers to the public. If not in this session, we will try to bring it in the next session, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav speaks on the no-confidence motion against Bihar government.
12:40pm ISTPM Modi will form a govt in 2019: Rakesh Singh
It is no small feat that there are temples being constructed in Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia: Rakesh Singh says, listing NDA government’s achievements. “In 2019, PM Modi will form a government again.”
Frustration and desperation are the main reasons behind this no-confidence motion, Singh claims.
12:25pm ISTCiting Ambedkar, BJP mounts another attack
BJP leader Rakesh Singh, MP from Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, cites Dalit leader BR Ambedkar and says the Congress party didn’t do anything for the poor. It used them for vote bank politics only.
While the Congress gave India a tainted government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the country a clean government: Singh
12:17pm ISTRakesh Singh takes BJP’s first right of reply
Galla ji said he is giving government a ‘shraap, but the TDP was already cursed when it stood with Congress, says MP Rakesh Singh.
Continuing his attack, Singh says that even today, the Congress party hasn’t accept any government that is not constituted by one family. The BJP leader another jibe at Mallikarjun Kharge, Singh says the Congress leader couldn’t be the chief ministerial face of the party in Karnataka because of one family. “In 48 years, the Congress has led governance of scams.”
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said minorities have the first right on country’s resources. But it was PM Modi who gave a new direction by saying that first right on country’s resources is of the poor, Singh adds.
12:15pm ISTBJP protests over remark against PM
BJP leaders, including defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, demand that a remark by a TDP MP against the Prime Minister should be expunged. The Speaker says she will look into it.
12:10pm ISTTDP says BJP ‘colluding’ with rival parties in Andhra
“BJP has been delaying, misleading and colluding with our rival parties in Andhra Pradesh,” Jayadev Galla says before concluding his address.
Quoting Sardar Patel, Galla says he hopes the prime minister and finance minister realise that ignoring facts will be a folly.
12:05pm ISTBJP lashes out at Rahul Gandhi before his address in Lok Sabha
11:50am ISTAgar aaj Rahul ji bina padhe, bina fumble kare, bina ghalti kare 15 minute bolenge toh dharti zaroor hilegi, hilegi bhi kya, naachegi: Paresh Rawal,BJP MP #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/EwGCtOlxRe
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
Modi govt didn’t fulfil promises: Galla
Giving 2-3% of the required funds for Andhra Pradesh cannot be termed as keeping of promises, the TDP MP says, adding that the Modi government has given more money for statues than for states. “The farmers have given up their land to the government in Andhra Pradesh and they are depending on the governments for funding,” he says.
Galla further hits out at both the Congress and BJP for not fulfilling provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
11:45am ISTNitish Kumar, AIADMK reaffirm support for PM Modi
When asked about no-confidence motion, Bihar chief minister and alliance partner Nitish Kumar says Janata Dal (United) is with the Modi government.
AIADMK MP V Maitreyan says no-confidence motion is spearheaded by the Congress and DMK, so there’s no way the AIADMK will support it.
11:40am IST‘Kindly stop misleading’ Andhra Pradesh, TDP tells Modi govt
“Mr finance minister, kindly stop misleading the people of Andhra Pradesh,” says TDP MP Jayadev Galla on government’s explanation for not giving the state special category status.
You are (Prime Minister) singing a different tune, which the people of AP are keenly observing and they would give a befitting reply in the coming polls (2019 Lok Sabha elections). BJP will be decimated in AP the way Congress was if the people of AP are cheated. Mr PM, it’s not a threat,it’s a ‘shraap’: Galla
11:30am ISTDoes PM have any respect for his predecessor’s word, asks TDP
Mr Prime Minister, do you have any respect for commitments made by your predecessor. How can we function as a nation if we can’t believe the word of a prime minister... even in future: TDP MP’s sharp address to PM Modi.
He goes on to cite the example of the Modi government allegedly “protecting” Janardhan Reddy.
11:26am ISTShiv Sena finally decides
Shiv Sena MPs will not attend Parliament today, thus abstaining from voting during the no-confidence motion, says news agency ANI. “‘We are boycotting parliamentary work today and haven’t even signed our attendance,” says Shiv Sena lawmaker Anandrao Adsul.
11:25am IST#WATCH Anandrao Adsul, Lok Sabha MP from Shiv Sena on being asked whether his party will take part in #NoConfidenceMotion debate & voting says 'We are boycotting parliamentary work today and haven't even signed our attendance' pic.twitter.com/iHu3d2O7vu
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
BJP equally guilty for Andhra’s situation: TDP
Not just Congress but BJP is “equally guilty” of the bill that hurt Andhra Pradesh: TDP
11:20am ISTMeanwhile, Shiv Sena meeting continues outside Lok Sabha
Shiv Sena parliamentary party meeting continues in Parliament building. The MPs haven’t reached Lok Sabha yet for discussion on no-confidence motion.
11:16am ISTTDP lashes out at BJP
It is not a war between TDP and BJP. It is a war between majority and morality... it is against “Machiavillian” politics and “authoritarianism”: Jayadev Galla says, adding that the Modi government has “betrayed” Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra’s issues are national issues too, the lawmaker says. In response, BJP leaders protest as the Speaker asks them to return to their seats.
11:15am ISTTDP moves no-confidence motion
TDP lawmaker Jayadev Galla initiates debate on no-confidence motion, says it is the “most important” discussion in modern Indian history. Modi government’s performance and non-implementation is a “saga of empty promises”.
11:10am ISTBJD walks out ahead of no-confidence motion
Biju Janata Dal MPs have walked out of Lok Sabha, following the promise of abstaining from voting during the no-confidence motion.
11:05am ISTNo-trust vote at 6pm
Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan says the no-trust vote will take place at 6pm today. The lunch hour will be skipped for discussion. Opposition MPs ask her for more time to speak after reports say 38 minutes have been allotted for the Congress party leaders to address Parliament.
11am ISTLok Sabha proceedings begin
Lok Sabha convenes to discuss and take the no-confidence motion on the third day of monsoon session.
10:45am ISTPM Modi meets Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh
PM Narendra Modi is holding a meeting with senior BJP leaders Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh in Parliament.
10:42am ISTShiv Sena still taking its call?
News agency ANI reports that Shiv Sena MPs Amit Desai, Arvind Sawant and Anant Geete are present at a parliamentary party meeting before the Lok Sabha proceeding begins at 11am.
Notably, Shiv Sena lashed out at BJP in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, accusing it of using allies only when the need arises. The editorial also said the “no-confidence motion is not to dissolve the government, but to make it stand like an accused in a cage and peal its skin”.
10:41am ISTInsufficient time to highlight issues, says Congress
Is this time sufficient for us to highlight issues of 130 crore Indians and faults of this govt? Each party should get 30 minutes, but 38 minutes have been allotted to the largest opposition party. The no-confidence motion can’t be treated like question hour: Mallikarjun Kharge,Congress
10:40am ISTRahul Gandhi to speak at 11:30am
TV reports say Congress president Rahul Gandhi will address Lok Sabha at 11:30am. Experts say the no-confidence motion against the Modi government can be a show for Opposition unity ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
10:25am ISTAmit Shah, BJP leaders show victory signs
BJP president Amit Shah arrives in Parliament with BJP leaders Vijay Goel and Ananth Kumar.
10:15am ISTLeaders who will speak today
Home minister Rajnath Singh, and MPs Rakesh Singh, Virendra Singh Mast and Arjun Ram Meghwal will speak from the government’s behalf on no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha today.
Party president Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge will speak for Congress, while Trinamool Congress will be represented by Saugata Roy and Sudip Bandopadhyaya. CPM leader Mohammed Salim will also address Parliament today.
10:05am ISTTwo TMC lawmakers will not vote in no-confidence motion
Two MPs of the Trinamool Congress will not be present during the no-confidence motion. Party chief Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, who represents Diamond Harbour constituency, and Subrata Bakshi, from Kolkata Dakshin (West Bengal), are busy with organising a rally on July 21.
10:00am ISTWatch: How the numbers stack up for BJP, Opposition
9:50am ISTKapil Sibal says people waiting for ‘change’ in 2019
Ahead of no-confidence motion in Parliament, Congress leader Kapil Sibal says people have “no confidence” in the Modi government and they are waiting for a “change in 2019”.
“No Confidence: In the government... In the Rupee at an all time low of 69.05... In investigating agencies... People are waiting to vote for change in 2019.”
9:20am ISTTRS MPs to abstain from voting?
TV reports say eleven TRS lawmakers will abstain from voting during the no-confidence motion. They are likely to stage a walkout on Friday.
9:00am ISTThree PMs who have lost no-confidence motion
Friday’s no-trust vote is the first no-confidence motion to be moved in the Lok Sabha over the last 15 years. Before this, VP Singh, Deve Gowda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee are the only three prime ministers who lost the no-confidence motion.
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8:15am ISTWhat parties have said so far
BJP confident of defeating no-trust vote with ⅔ support. “We will not disclose the numbers, but you will see NDA-plus in the Lok Sabha,” parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar said.
The Congress has said today’s no-confidence motion is more than a show of numbers, and the party wants to “expose” the Modi government’s “failure”.
BJP ally Shiv Sena keeps its cards close, but it has asked its MPs to remain in Delhi. On Thursday, the party withdrew its whip to MPs asking them to vote in favour of Modi government.
CPI(M) ready to join hands with opposition parties. “The party’s primary task is to oust the BJP-led NDA government, which is in the interest of the country and its people,” said general secretary Sitaram Yechury.
8:00am ISTPM Modi tweets ahead of no-confidence motion
Today is an important day in our Parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive, comprehensive & disruption free debate. We owe this to the people & the makers of our Constitution. India will be watching us closely.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 20, 2018
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