No-Confidence Motion Debate Highlights: Congress, BJP MPs Trade Barbs

No-trust motion in Lok Sabha on Aug 8: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi opens debate for INDIA parties instead of Rahul Gandhi. Gogoi questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the Manipur violence. Nishikant Dubey opens the debate for the Modi government.

New Delhi: The Congress will move a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, and the discussion on it was initiated by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. Gogoi said that the Opposition has brought this motion for Manipur. He also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the Manipur clashes.

Defending the government, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey attacked the opposition parties for bringing a no-confidence motion against the government, saying this is a no-trust vote against a “son of a poor man” who worked for the people’s welfare. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that this is not a no-confidence motion against the government but it is a test of confidence of the opposition’s own alliance partners. He mocked the opposition parties, saying they were fighting with each other and call themselves INDIA.

He also took a jibe at Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, who were both in the House, and said she was following the Indian tradition of “Bete ko set karna hai, damaad ko bhent karna hai (Has to set her son, and gift to her son-in-law)”. He also made fun of Rahul Gandhi, saying that he was supposed to start the debate but did not do so at the last moment as “maybe he woke up late”.

The debate on the no-confidence motion is likely to go on for the next two days, that is, August 9 and 10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to respond to the debate on the motion on August 10.

The government has a comfortable majority in its favour and the opposition is expected to use this opportunity to show its newly strengthened unity to take on the Modi-led BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year.

08 August 2023

16:40 IST

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14:58 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Live Updates: Dimple Yadav Slams Govt Over Manipur Issue

SP MP from Mainpuri Dimple Yadav while supporting the no-confidence motion said, “The Manipur incident is very serious. The Govt has been very careless in this matter. This is an arrogant Govt. It was a total breach of human rights. Using women as tools for inflicting violence is intolerable in constitutional democracy…It is state-backed ethnic violence…”

14:53 IST

No-Confidence Motion Live: SP's Dimple Yadav Slams Modi Govt Over Manipur Issue

SP MP Dimple Yadav on no-confidence motion said that "if the centre wanted it would have stopped the ethnic clashes in Manipur within two days." “How many FIRs have been followed up? More than 60,000 people and 14,000 children have lost their homes. We have only asked the honourable Prime Minister to come and speak in the Parliament. It was the duty of the Chief Minister to protect the people," she added.

14:49 IST

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Update: TMC MP Derek O'brien Not Suspended From Rajya Sabha

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14:33 IST

No Confidence Motion Debate Live News Updates: Supriya Sule Demands Manipur CM's Resignation

NCP MP from Baramati says, "I demand that the (Manipur) CM must resign immediately...10,000 cases of rioting, murder and rape. Have we become so insensitive? This is the problem with this Govt..."

14:20 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Live: NCP's Supriya Sule Slams BJP

NCP MP from Maharashtra's Supriya Sule slammed the NDA government and accused it of toppling state governments in nine different states. 

13:58 IST

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13:47 IST

No Confidence Motion Live Updates: Uproar In LS Over Nishikant Dubey's Jibe At Sonia Gandhi

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey says, "This No Confidence Motion has been brought. Why has this been brought up? Sonia ji (Gandhi) is sitting here...I think she has to do two things - Bete ko set karna hai aur Damad ko bhent karna hai...That is the base of this Motion."

13:26 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Live: 'This Is Trust In Oppn Vote', Says Dubey

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13:21 IST

No-Confidence Motion Live: 'Can INDIA MPs Tell Its Full Form', Dubey Asks

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said, “They talk about IIT, IIM… they have formed this INDIA (Opposition alliance)… ask any random MP from their side what it stands for, very few will be able to give its full form”.

13:05 IST

No-Confidence Motion Live: BJP's Nishikant Dubey Takes Dig At Rahul Gandhi

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13:03 IST

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12:47 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Live: Nishikant Dubey Opens Debate For Govt

BJP MP Gaurav Gogoi starts debate for government amid uproar by opposition MPs over Manipur issue

12:40 IST

No-Confidence Motion Live: Gaurav Gogoi Poses 3 Questions To PM

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said, “PM remained silent and did not speak in the Parliament. So, we had to bring the No Confidence Motion to make him break his silence.

We have three questions for him - 1) Why has he not gone to Manipur till now?

2) Why did he wait for almost 80 days to finally say something on Manipur and when he did say it was only for 30 seconds?

3) Why has he not removed the Manipur CM so far?”

12:35 IST

Parliament Monsoon Session Live Updates: Gaurav Gogoi Questions PM's Silence Over Manipur

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the Manipur clashes.

12:24 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate News: Gaurav Gogoi Starts Debate For Oppn

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi starts debate for INDIA parties instead of Rahul Gandhi. Gogoi starts by cornering the centre over Manipur violence.

12:20 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Live Updates: Gaurav Gogoi To Begin Debate Instead Of Rahul

Gaurav Gogoi, not Rahul Gandhi, will be the one to start the discussion from Congress, on the No Confidence Motion in Lok Sabha

12:00 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Updates: Lok Sabha Proceedings Resume

The Lok Sabha proceedings resumed after a brief adjournment till 12 noon. 

12:00 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Updates: Lok Sabha Proceedings Resume

The Lok Sabha proceedings resumed after a brief adjournment till 12 noon. 

11:41 IST

Parliament Monsoon Session News Updates: Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till 12 Noon

Rajya Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 12 noon amid opposition protest over suspension of TMC member Derek O'Brien and Manipur issue.

11:30 IST

Parliament Monsoon Session Updates: Derek O'Brien Suspended

TMC MP Derek O'Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha over ‘unruly behaviour’

11:25 IST

No-Confidence Motion News Updates: Nishikant Dubey To Open For BJP

Nishikant Dubey will be the first one to speak for the BJP on the no-confidence motion, news agency ANI quoted party souces as saying.

11:14 IST

Parliament Monsoon Session Live: Lok Sabha Proceedings Adjourned

Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday have been adjourned till 12 noon due to opposition protests over expunged portion of Monday's debate being re-recorded

11:12 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate: INDIA Bloc Holds Meet

The leaders of I.N.D.I.A. parties started a meeting at the Rajya Sabha LoP’s office in Parliament ahead of the no-confidence meeting in Rajya Sabha

11:08 IST

Parliament Monsoon Session News: BJP Parlimentary Party Meeting Held 

BJP parliamentary party meeting held before the debate on the no-confidence motion in Parliament today.

VIDEO | BJP parliamentary party meeting held ahead of no-confidence motion debate in Parliament today. pic.twitter.com/ZfDGYKNUQl

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 8, 2023

11:04 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate Live News

Though the motion will be moved by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi as per the list of business for August 8, according to party sources, once the motion is admitted, it is the party's discretion to decide who can be the lead speaker to initiate the discussion on it.

10:46 IST

No-Confidence Motion Debate News: PM Modi To Reply On This Date

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reply to the discussion on the motion on August 10.

10:42 IST

Parliament Monsoon Session News: Rahul To Open Debate From INDIA

Congress leader Rahul is likely to open the debate from the opposition side when the Lok Sabha takes up discussion on the no-confidence motion against the government on Tuesday.