Fifteen years after it happened the last time, the ruling BJP will face a vote of no-confidence in Parliament today. In a marathon debate in Lok Sabha, the government, its allies and the opposition parties will put forward their view of the performance of the Modi government in the last four years.
11:54 IST
It is sad to see a man of stature of PM is talking irresponsibly. The centre is showing negligence because we don’t have numbers: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu pic.twitter.com/vplEKnu2o2
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:50 IST
Number 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
11:40 IST
As part of our continuous fight, we introduced this no-confidence motion. In the last four years, I went to Delhi 29 times. Instead of doing justice to AP, he is resorting political attack on me alleging I took U-turn : TDP chief & AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu pic.twitter.com/DdmhrWhL7t
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:37 IST
NDA has the confidence of the Lok Sabha and the 125 crore people of India. 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!, tweets PM Narendra Modi
11:37 IST
He (PM Modi) called us egoistic. In fact, it is he who is an egoist: AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu pic.twitter.com/2epoUwknUG
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:36 IST
Entire Andhra Pradesh waited for justice, only to be disappointed again. They have majority but they breached "neeti". PM's speech caused much pain: AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu pic.twitter.com/941krW9g9w
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:35 IST
PM in his 2-hour speech didn't address any of the woes of the common man.What BJP says& what it does is a difference b/w the reality&what they try and conjure up.That is the signal that has gone out:Congress's Jyotiraditya Scindia on #NoConfidenceMotion against NDA govt rejected pic.twitter.com/1n7AYmGq2N
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:34 IST
Isse 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
11:10 IST
325 MPs voted ‘No’ 126 voted ‘Ayes’, No Confidence Motion against NDA Govt rejected
11:08 IST
BJP MPs KC Patel and Bhola Singh who are unwell, come to the Lok Sabha for voting
11:07 IST
MP Pappu Yadav walks out from Lok Sabha before voting on
11:00 IST
Voting for no-confidence motion begins.
10:55 IST
I thought for one and a half hours I was watching a Bollywood blockbuster film. I have no doubt PM would have been the best actor in the world: TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas on PM's speech in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/naYWFdS1Qx
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:42 IST
India is seeing the record pace at which roads are being built, villages are being connected, i-ways are being built, railways development is happening: PM Modi
10:38 IST
Any incident of violence brings shame to the nation. I will once again urge the state governments to punish those who indulge in violence: PM Modi
10:33 IST
Loans were given over the phone in Congress rule, the web of NPAs was spread during this time:PM Modi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/lRUkdr9mhR
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:31 IST
I want to tell you about the NPA problem. Much before Internet Banking, Congress Party invented Phone Banking and this caused the NPA mess. A phone call would get loans for their cronies and the nation suffered: PM Modi
10:24 IST
When TDP was leaving NDA, I called up Chandrababu Naidu, warned him that you are falling into YSR Congress’s trap: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
10:23 IST
I want to tell the people of Andhra Pradesh that we will keep working for them. We will do everything possible for the development of AP: PM Modi
10:22 IST
Just because of your internal politics with the YSRCP you are doing this, I had told the AP CM: PM
10:18 IST
NDA Government is committed towards the development of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: PM Modi
10:17 IST
What did the Congress do to Charan Singh ji, what did they do to Chandra Shekhar ji, what did they do to Deve Gowda ji, what did they do to IK Gujral ji: PM Modi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/03Xy2q6q2z
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:16 IST
Atal Ji created 3 states- Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. It was done peacefully. These states are prospering. The Congress divided Andhra Pradesh and their conduct then was shameful: PM Modi
10:11 IST
Aaj 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
10:07 IST
The entire country saw what the eyes did today. It is clear in front of everyone: PM Modi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/I5C0CWFJ9K
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:06 IST
Aapki aankhon mein aankhein daal ke hum nahi bol sakte, aap naamdar hain aur ham kaamdar hain: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
10:05 IST
I had read a statement- "who says we don't have the numbers." Look at the arrogance. When in 1999 someone stood outside Rashtrapati Bhavan and said- we have 272 & more joining. Atal Ji's govt was destabalised and they never formed the govt: PM in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/u5JoSPm2Pu
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:02 IST
You called the surgical strike a Jumla Strike. You can abuse me as much as you want but stop insulting the Jawans of India. I will not tolerate this insult to our forces: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
10:01 IST
Just because of one careless allegation in the House on Rafale, both the nations had to release statements. We should not indulge in such childish behaviour: PM Modi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/gnZhZ3kI25
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:00 IST
One of the leaders spoke about Doklam. The same leader, who believed the Chinese Ambassador over our forces. Where have we reached? Everything does not merit a childish conduct: PM Modi
9:59 IST
Aajkal Shiv bhakti ki baatien ho rahi hain,main bhi Shiv ji ko praathna karta hoon ki aapko itni shakti de ki aap 2024 mein phir #NoConfidenceMotion laayein: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:55 IST
Congress has no faith in the Election Commission, Judiciary, in the RBI, in the International Agencies. They have confidence in nothing: PM Modi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/gJrsWqWpZr
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:40 IST
It is this Government that is bringing a scheme like Ayushman Bharat that will give best quality healthcare to the poor: PM Modi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/fpJNWPmHX4
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:37 IST
We have the honour of working towards electrification of 18,000 villages that were in the dark for 70 years.Most of these villages were situated in Eastern India and the Northeast: PM Modi in Lok Sabha
9:36 IST
Uproar by TDP in Lok Sabha during PM Narendra Modi’s speech
9:31 IST
In the morning, the voting was not over, the debate was also not over one member comes running to me saying- Utho Utho Utho..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 Modi in Lok Sabha
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:31 IST
Main yahan khada bhi hun aur jo chaar saal kaam kare hain uspe adha bhi hun: PM Modi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/ZuVeEQWo9R
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:30 IST
This is not a floor test of the Government, this is a forced test of Congress's so called allies: PM Modi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/nQtzt1yfgl
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:28 IST
Jinko yahan(PM's seat in Lok Sabha) pahunchne ka utsah hai, utho utho utho. yahan na koi utha sakta hai na bitha sakta, sirf sava sau crore desh vaasi ye kar sakte hain: PM Modi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:28 IST
Kayioon ke mann ne yeh prashan hai ki #NoConfidenceMotion laya kyun gaya? Na toh sankhya hai, na sadan mein bahumat hai, phir bhi sadan mein is prastaav ko kyun laya gaya: PM Modi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/yjnwwKJU3f
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:24 IST
Na manjhi na rehbar, na haq mein hawayen, hai kashti bhi jarjar, ye kaisa safar hai: PM Modi in Lok Sabha on #NoConfidenceMotion
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:23 IST
Humko toh apni baat kehne ka mauka mil hi raha hai par desh ko yeh bhi dekhne ko mila hai ki kaisi nakaratmak rajneeti ne kuch logon ko gher ke rakha hua hai, kaise vikaas ke prati virodh ka bhaav hai: PM Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/GtCy8ge3g5
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:18 IST
#PM Narendra Modi speaks in Lok Sabha on #NoConfidenceMotion https://t.co/uTCpXaa5uW
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
8:50 IST
#WATCH Bhopal: 9 time Lok Sabha Congress MP Kamal Nath skips #NoConfidenceMotion proceedings, says, “For me MP is priority, seen a number of No confidence motions in last 38 years.” pic.twitter.com/YvLZ0QaAPa
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
7:32 IST
There is only one kind of reply to any question raised on the Government's development claims- Hindu Musalman, Bharat Pakistan aur Kabristan Shamshan: Dinesh Trivedi,TMC #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/AHzbA2k1Mi
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
7:27 IST
France refutes Rahul Gandhi's claims on Rafale secrecy clause, asserts that the security agreement of 2008 with India legally binds the two nations to protect classified information
Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/Yq0DYrWGi2 pic.twitter.com/QLwCgbjYao
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) July 20, 2018
7:07 IST
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: AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Home Minister Rajnath Singh's comment on him in Lok Sabha (file pic) pic.twitter.com/4OOAn68yAf
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
7:06 IST
Let them deny it if they want. He(French President) said that before me.I was there, Anand Sharma and Dr.Manmohan Singh were also there: Rahul Gandhi on France statement on Rafale deal #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/c3FKz40lnj
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
6:57 IST
Mujhe 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
5:27 IST
Hours after Congress president hugged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said that Rahul showed to the world how a "Jadu ki Jhappi can stop the winds of hatred"
Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/ivZvERQdTW pic.twitter.com/18dPlTxsWu
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) July 20, 2018
5:05 IST
Meri himmat ko saraho, mere humrahi bano, maine ek shama jalayi hai hawaon ke khilaaf, is haqeeqat ko samjho: Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/LtLuHeCvSq
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
5:55 IST
Kya 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
4:48 IST
Mob lynching incidents are very unfortunate and I asked state governments to make strictest of laws against it but I would like tell people who are raising these issues that the biggest case of mob lynching happened during 1984 Sikh genocide: Union Minister Rajnath Singh in LS pic.twitter.com/Gll6GEV0Xk
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
4:42 IST
Rahul Gandhi started 'chipko andolan' in Lok Sabha: Rajnath Singh #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/85rp4vyu4s
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
4:40 IST
Yeh samajh lo ki sadan ki garima humein hi rakhni rahi, koi bahar ka aakar nahi rakehega.Humein apni garima bhi rakhni hai as a parliament member. Mein chahti hun ki tum sab log prem se raho. Mere dushman nahi hain, Rahul ji, bete jaise hi lagte hain: Sumitra Mahajan, LS speaker pic.twitter.com/9g92d9fkrw
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
3:20 IST
His speech was full of facts and he questioned the government, I think it's going to be tough for them to answer his questions, it was a very good speech: Ahmed Patel on Rahul Gandhi's Speech in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/VHcKHbUeb9
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
3:08 IST
Rahul Gandhi had once said the day he will speak in the Parliament earthquake will come and today it has definitely come: Rajiv Satav, Congress MP #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/SusaWW6Y8x
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
3:07 IST
After 15 years, a #NoConfidenceMotion has been moved against a govt. We never moved a no-confidence motion in ten years when Congress was in power because we understood that the Congress had people's mandate: Union minister Rajnath Singh pic.twitter.com/UNdQOn5Y1D
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
3:06 IST
Nischhal prem ki jadoo ki ek jhappi nafrat ki aandhi ko kaise rok sakti hai yeh #RahulGandhi ji ne dikhaya. Akhir Rahul ji ne Congress ke mohabbat ka aina Modi ji ko dikha hi diya: Randeep Surjewala, Congress pic.twitter.com/ZDRaBV22Gv
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
3:05 IST
Rahul Gandhi had once said the day he will speak in the Parliament earthquake will come and today it has definitely come: Rajiv Satav, Congress MP #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/9T9SyEg0iP
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
3:36 IST
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
2:39 IST
The topics that Rahul Gandhi had raised today, did had some base. The image that PM Modi and BJP govt have created can be damaged with such allegations: Anandrao Adsul, Shiv Sena on Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha speech. #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/Xu8XLLyMAI
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:29 IST
Rahul Gandhi winks after hugging PM Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/uStFDVKvLj
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:24 IST
Lok 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
2:21 IST
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 #NoCofidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/NA3Q3Mxryr
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:20 IST
Secrecy agreement with France was signed in 2008 and Rafale deal was also covered in it: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:18 IST
Aap logon ke andar mere liye nafrat hai, aap mujhe Pappu aur bohot gaaliyan dekar bula sakte hain, lekin mere andar aapke liye nafrat nahi hai: Rahul Gandhi. He then walks up to PM Modi and gives him a hug #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/w5DqyR7mVu
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:05 IST
For the 1st time in the history of India, women are not being protected. Wherever you see, Dalit, Adivasis, minorities are being thrashed, killed, but Prime Minister can't speak a word. Are these minorities, Adivasis, women not a part of India: Rahul Gandhi. #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/zlCKO5tDes
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:07 IST
During the adjournment break, not only opposition MPs but also your(NDA) MPs congratulated me and said you spoke very well: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/RxmFCzoEHn
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:03 IST
When your minister talks of changing the constitution then its an attack on Ambedkar ji and an attack on India: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/iDQRmbbVar
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
2:02 IST
MSP is also a 'jumla strike'. Kisano ko bhi sirf jumle se lubhaya ja raha hai: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
1:38 IST
House adjourned till 1:45
1:35 IST
PM 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
1:32 IST
I can see him smiling. But there's a touch of nervousness in the gentleman & 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 in Lok Sabha. #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/lI7NcgMQxH
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
1:29 IST
Defence Minister said there is secrecy pact with France on Rafale deal. I personally met President of France and asked him if any such pact existed, he clearly said there is no pact: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/i1j5g5Mtoc
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
1:18 IST
Jahan jaate hain wahan rozgaar ki baat karte hain. Kabhi kehte hain pakode banao, kabhi dukaan kholo. Rozgaar small&medium businesses laayenge. PM ne demonetisation kiya, shayad samajh nahi thi ki kisan,majdoor,garib apna dhanha cash me chalate hain: R Gandhi #NoConfidenceMotion
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
1:16 IST
China 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
1:15 IST
You are the victim of a 21st-century political weapon & you are not the only one. The political weapon is called the 'jumla strike': Congress President Rahul Gandhi to TDP in Lok Sabha. #NoConfidenceMotion
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
1:10 IST
LIVE: Congress President Rahul Gandhi speaking during No Confidence Motion debate in Lok Sabha
1:07 IST
Shiv Sena boycotts no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government in the Lok Sabha
Read @ANI story | https://t.co/t4XDPVCM8O pic.twitter.com/UKOoACXF9K
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) July 20, 2018
1:06 IST
We might bring it sometime. No Confidence motion is not always to take down the govt. Sometimes it's for making govt provide answers to the public. If not in this session, we will try to bring it in the next session: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD on #NoConfidenceMotion against Bihar govt pic.twitter.com/afw46ApqDn
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
1:03 IST
Frustration and desperation are the main reasons behind this #NoConfidenceMotion: Rakesh Singh, BJP MP in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/M9XOrlEubx
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
12:30 IST
Manmohan Singh said minorities have the first right on country's resources. However, PM Modi gave new direction by saying that first right on country's resources is of the poor: Rakesh Singh, BJP MP in Lok Sabha. #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/786vsQ6OCL
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
12:16 IST
The #NoConfidenceMotion is spearheaded by Congress and DMK, so no way will AIADMK support it: V Maitreyan,AIADMK MP pic.twitter.com/jdWwByxYr6
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
12:16 IST
Agar 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
11:59 IST
Hum log sarkar ke saath hain: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on being asked JDU's stand on #NoConfidenceMotion in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/bOureLgzCL
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:59 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
11:57 IST
Mr Modi while campaigning in Andhra Pradesh had said 'Congress killed the mother & saved the child. Had I have been there, I would have saved the mother too'. People of AP have waited for 4 long yrs for him to save their mother: Jayadev Galla, TDP in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/S5qgU3K871
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:56 IST
Absolutely not. We haven't even signed our attendance: Anandrao Adsul, Lok Sabha MP from Shiv Sena on whether his party will take part in #NoConfidenceMotion debate & voting pic.twitter.com/fKwuRpdY2J
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:40 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
11:22 IST
Shiv Sena MPs skip debate on no-confidence motion
#NoConfidenceMotion: Shiv Sena MPs will not attend Lok Sabha today pic.twitter.com/pnNpyloHjy
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:17 IST
TDP MP Jayadev Galla said, “Non implementation of an active Parliament is an issue. It is wrong to say that the issues of Andhra Pradesh are not a national issue. It is not a war between BJP and TDP; it is a war between majority and morality, between Modi regime and Andhra Pradesh. It is a dharmayudh.”
The saga of Andhra Pradesh during this Modi-Shah regime is a saga of empty promises: Jayadev Galla,TDP in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/OmlGBHjFkd
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:10 IST
Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) stages walkout from Lok Sabha.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) walks out of the Lok Sabha ahead of #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/0fKHuRZGju
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:07 IST
Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan says ‘voting on #NoConfidenceMotion will take place at 6 pm today’ pic.twitter.com/9UPMBdtznO
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:02 IST
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha session begins
10:58 IST
10:51 IST
BJP ally Shiv Sena is currently holding a meeting with their leader Uddhav Thackeray wherein they will decide which way they will vote in the motion of no-confidence that will be taken up today. Amit Desai, Arvind Sawant, Anant Geete and other MPs are present in Parliament House.
10:38 IST
Is this time sufficient for us to highlight issues of 130 crore Indians & faults of this govt? Each party should get 30 minutes, but 38 minutes have been allotted to the largest opposition party. #NoConfidenceMotion can’t be treated like question hour: Mallikarjun Kharge,Congress pic.twitter.com/xbGG29j99j
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:30 IST
Amit Shah, Ananth Kumar and other BJP leaders were seen flashing victory signs while entering parliament a short while ago.
BJP President Amit Shah arrives in Parliament ahead of #NoConfidenceMotion in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/GjUrqmDJhE
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:26 IST
There will be an earthquake if Rahul Gandhi speaks: Ananth Kumar
For the Congress party, its president Rahul Gandhi and party whip leader Jyotiraditya Scindia will lead the charge in Lok Sabha. The BJP, though, has taken on Rahul Gandhi reminding him of his earlier remarks that there would be an earthquake if he spoke in the House. “Yes, there will be an earthquake, but in the Congress party and in the Opposition alliance that they are trying to stitch together,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said, speaking to reporters before entering the House.
10:13 IST
Rajnath Singh, Rakesh Singh, Virendra Singh Mast and Arjun Ram Meghwal to speak from the government on #NoConfidenceMotion in Lok Sabha today
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:12 IST
PM Narendra Modi will meet Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Nitin Gadkari at 10:30 am to iron out the last minute details before the no-confidence debate begins.
9:32 IST
Time allotted for no-confidence motion debate today: BJP gets 3 hours 33 minutes, Congress gets 38 minutes, AIADMK gets 29 minutes, Trinamool Congress gets -27 minutes, BJD gets 15 minutes, Shiv Sena gets 14 minutes, TDP gets 13 minutes, TRS gets nine minutes, CPIM gets seven minutes, Samajwadi Party and NCP get six minutes, while the LJSP will get five minutes
9:12 IST
The Congress, which does not have the numbers to upstage the BJP, has said that the no-trust vote is “much more than a show of numbers.” They said they will “use the occasion to expose the government over its many failures.”
8:51 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who faces a trust vote in Lok Sabha today, took to Twitter this morning asking fellow Parliamentarians to ensure that today’s no-confidence motion debate is constructive.
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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