New Delhi sources have stated that the YSR Congress Party will pitch for taking up their notice of no-confidence motion against the Modi government when the Lok Sabha meets today amid no signs of a let-up in the deadlock in its proceedings. Meanwhile Y V Subba Reddy of the YSR Congress has written to the Lok Sabha secretariat to put his notice for the motion in the revised list of business for today.
Earlier the TDP has also moved a notice for a no-confidence motion. When their notices were not taken up last week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had argued that they could not be due to the House being not in order, with members of several parties raising slogans in the Well. Meanwhile with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the AIADMK, which have often cooperated with the government on its legislative business, protesting over a host of issues, it remains uncertain if order is restored today.
Moreover the government has expressed confidence that the notices, even if
they are admitted, will be defeated given its strength in the Lok Sabha.
Presently the current strength of the Lok Sabha is 539 and the ruling BJP has
274 members, more than the majority mark of 270, and enjoys the support of
several allies. Further with the 16-member TDP quitting the BJP-led NDA, the
ruling alliance strength has reduced.
