Debate on No-Confidence Motion against Modi Govt Begins in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: Debate on the Opposition’s no-confidence motion begun in the Lok Sabha. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi initiated the no-confidence motion debate.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose Lok Sabha membership was restored on Monday following a Supreme Court decision, is likely to speak in the no-trust debate.

Five ministers of the NDA government will speak during the debate. They are Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kiren Rijiju. Five other BJP MPs will also participate in the debate.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reply to the debate on Thursday.

Although there is no chance of this non-trust motion getting passed yet the Opposition is trying to use the opportunity to to take on the Modi-led BJP as a preparation for the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Initiating the debate, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said, “Three reasons why PM Modi is silent- Failure of the state government; failure of the home department and national security arrangement; he does not want to accept that he made a mistake.”