The no-confidence motion moved by the newly-formed opposition bloc INDIA against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led federal government will be taken up by the Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament ) 8-10 August, media reports said on Tuesday.
The reports added that Prime Minister Modi is likely to reply to the debate on 10 August.
The decision to discuss the no-confidence motion was taken up during a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Lok Sabha
However, the meeting was boycotted by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), demanding that the House immediately take up the motion.
The government said that “there are no rules or precedence which make it mandatory for the House to take up the no-confidence motion immediately”.
Who Moved No-Confidence Motion
A no-confidence motion was moved in the parliament by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on 26 July, while a separate no-confidence motion was moved by the BRS party's floor leader Nageshwar Rao.
Members of INDIA, including Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, the DMK's T.R. Baalu, and NCP leader Supriya Sule, along with members of Trinamool Congress, the Communist Party of India, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction), and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), supported the motion to make a head count of 50 parliamentarians.
As per the rules, a no-confidence motion is only accepted if 50 members of parliament support it.
The motion was accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla; however, he did not give any specific date for discussion.
Opposition parties are pressing the federal government for a statement by the prime minister on strife-hit Manipur.
However, the government has repeatedly said that it is ready for the discussion, and federal Home Minister Amit Shah would give a statement in the house.
The opposition outright denied a statement from him.
This is not the first time the Modi-led government is facing a no-confidence motion. The first such motion was moved in the Lok Sabha on 20 July, 2018.
The Modi government defeated it, with 325 lawmakers voting against the motion, while only 126 supported it.
Impasse in Parliament Over Manipur Violence
There has been a logjam in the parliament over the tense situation in Manipur as proceedings have been disrupted, resulting in adjournment.
Violence erupted in the north-eastern state of Manipur on 3 May after clashes broke out between the majority Meitei group and the tribal Kuki minority.
However, massive outrage erupted after a video of two tribal women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted went viral. The video was said to be from 4 May.
Violence in the state has so far claimed the lives of more than 150 people, while others have been injured and thousands have been displaced.