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  • CBI summons ‘complainant’ Dehadrai in Moitra case

    CBI has summoned Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai on January 25 for recording his statement in connection with its inquiry against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in the alleged ‘cash for query’ scandal.

    Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha last month after the House’s ethics committee recommended her disqualification over her alleged involvement in the scandal. Dehadrai is the complainant in the case.

    In October, he had placed the evidence against Moitra before the Lok Sabha ethics committee. The committee’s recommendation against Moitra followed a complaint by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who alleged that Moitra had accepted cash in exchange for asking certain questions in Parliament.Moitra has been accused of asking several questions in Parliament pertaining to the Adani Group of companies at the behest of rival businessman Darshan Hiranandani. Moitra is also alleged to have shared her Lok Sabha log-in credentials with Hiranandani.

    The Trinamool leader was found guilty by the ethics committee, which held that Moitra’s lapses called for “severe punishment”. Moitra has denied the accusations levelled against her.

  • Puri Shankaracharya amid skipping Ram Mandir inauguration: ‘We never support or speak against any party’ – The Economic Times Video

    Howrah (WB): Reacting on the political impact in Lok Sabha elections amid four Shankaracharyas skipping Ram Mandir inauguration, the Shankaracharya of Puri, Swami Nischalanand Saraswati Maharaj said that they never support or speak against any party. Swami Nischalanand Saraswati Maharaj said, “We never support or speak against any party. We speak very directly and clearly. There is no greed, or emotions attached to my words.”

  • Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: From Manipur to Mumbai, Rahul Gandhi to cover 15 states and 100 LS seats – The Economic Times Video

    Congress has announced its Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra campaign, led by Rahul Gandhi. The campaign will start in Manipur on January 14 and end in Mumbai, covering 15 states, 110 districts, and 100 Lok Sabha seats over 66 to 68 days. Here’s all you need to know about this campaign.

  • Supreme Court seeks Lok Sabha secretary general’s reply on Mahua Moitra’s expulsion plea

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the Lok Sabha secretary general on Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s plea challenging her expulsion from the Lower House. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused to pass any order on an interim prayer of Moitra to let her attend the proceedings of the House, saying, allowing it would be like allowing the main petition.

    “We will consider your plea for interim relief in March,” Justice Khanna told Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Moitra.

    The top court also refused to issue any notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Committee on Ethics of Lok Sabha — both were made a party by Moitra in her plea — and said it would only seek a reply from the Lok Sabha secretary general. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Lok Sabha secretary general, requested the court not to issue a formal notice and said that he would file a reply to Moitra’s petition.

    Mehta said the court should not venture into the internal matter of discipline in the sovereign organ of the state. The bench then passed the order and listed the matter for further hearing in the week starting March 11.

    On December 8, after a heated debate in the Lok Sabha over the panel report, during which Moitra was not allowed to speak, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a motion to expel the TMC MP from the House for “unethical conduct,” which was adopted by a voice vote. The ethics committee found Moitra guilty of “unethical conduct” and contempt of the House as she shared her Lok Sabha members’ portal credentials — user ID and password — with unauthorised people, which had an irrepressible impact on national security, Joshi had said. The committee had also recommended that in view of the “highly objectionable, unethical, heinous and criminal conduct” of Moitra, an intense legal and institutional inquiry be initiated by the government with a set deadline.

    The motion moved by Joshi said Moitra’s “conduct has further been found to be unbecoming as an MP for accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman to further his interest, which is a serious misdemeanour and highly deplorable conduct” on her part.

    Earlier, ethics committee Chairman Vinod Kumar Sonkar had tabled the first report of the panel on a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey against Moitra.

    In October last year, Dubey, on the basis of a complaint submitted by Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai, alleged that Moitra had asked questions in the Lok Sabha in exchange for cash and gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to mount an attack on industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    In an affidavit to the ethics committee on October 19, last year, Hiranandani claimed that Moitra had provided him with her login ID and password for the Lok Sabha members’ website.

    The Central Bureau of Investigation has already filed a preliminary FIR in the case.

  • With Nearly No Opposition, Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Appoint CEC, Election Commissioners |

    New Delhi: In a significant move, the Lok Sabha passed the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 on Thursday. Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal underscored that the bill, prompted by a Supreme Court ruling, seeks to regulate the appointment and service terms of the CEC and election commissioners.

     

    Lok Sabha passes the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023.
    — ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2023

     

    Key Provisions And Changes

    The bill encompasses crucial facets such as appointment procedures, qualifications, the establishment of Search and Selection Committees, terms of office, salaries, resignations, removals, leaves, and pensions for the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners. Notably, the legislation addresses the void in the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991, which lacked provisions for qualifications and search committees.

    Meghwal emphasized the Supreme Court’s directive that the President, based on a committee’s advice, appoints the CEC and election commissioners. The committee includes the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, or the leader of the largest opposition party, and the Chief Justice of India. Pending parliamentary legislation, the Supreme Court’s norm remains in force.

    Law Minister’s Clarifications And Amendments

    Meghwal clarified that the bill’s amendment designates the Law Minister, not the cabinet secretary, as the head of the search committee. The President will appoint the CEC and ECs following the Selection Committee’s recommendation, consisting of the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition or the leader of the largest opposition party in Lok Sabha.

    This bill is slated to replace the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.

    Opposition Slams Centre Over Passage Of Bill In Absence Of MPs

    Despite the bill’s swift approval, major opposition parties refrained from active participation in the debate due to the suspension of 97 members for “misconduct” during the winter session. Opposition members have voiced serious concerns, asserting that this legislation represents “one of the biggest blows to democracy” in the past nine years.

    Congress leaders conveyed their apprehensions, highlighting a perceived shift from ‘electoral credibility’ to ‘elections compromised’ under the Modi government. The passage of this bill marks a pivotal moment in India’s electoral landscape, prompting discussions on its potential impact on democratic processes.

  • Lok Sabha Clears Telecom Bill 2023; Biometrics Made Mandatory For SIM Purchase |

    In a development that the Central government termed as structural reforms, The Telecommunications Bill, 2023 was passed by the Lok Sabha by voice vote giving the government major powers during an emergency. The bill provides for stringent provisions to stop the misuse of SIM cards and mobile numbers. The Telecommunications Bill, 2023 makes it mandatory for companies to issue SIMs only after capturing the biometric data of the user. It also has a provision for a jail term of up to three years or a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh for a person obtaining SIM or other telecom resource through fraud, cheating, or personation.

    The bill allows the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security. It also enables the government to take a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum. It also allows the Centre to take possession of a telecom network in case of any public emergency or in the interest of public safety. Vaishnaw said that the bill would repeal two laws, including the 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.

    The bill was passed as only numbered opposition members were present in the house due to the suspension of 97 opposition MPs. Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tabled the bill in the house that also provides for stopping transmission and intercepting messages in case of public emergency. This means, the Central government can read your messages if found suspicious in emergency situations.

    The bill includes safeguards for telecom infrastructure and strengthens provisions to ensure the smooth implementation of networks, particularly optical fibre cables. Additionally, the government has suggested exempting telecom networks installed on any property from potential claims, encumbrances, liquidation, or similar issues associated with that property. Furthermore, the bill outlines the potential termination of spectrum assignment if the government finds that the allocated spectrum has remained unused without valid reasons.

    “On the occurrence of any public emergency, including disaster management, or in the interest of public safety, the central government or a state government or any officer specially authorised on this behalf by the central government or a state government, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, by notification—take temporary possession of any telecommunication service or telecommunication network from an authorised entity,” the bill said.

    The bill provides exceptions for press messages of correspondents unless their transmission has been prohibited under rules applicable to public emergency, public order etc. Vaishnaw said that the bill provides for the allocation of spectrum to satellite communications companies through the administrative method.

    As per the bill, “the central government shall assign spectrum for telecommunication through auction except for entries listed in the First Schedule for which assignment shall be done by administrative process.” The first schedule has 19 cases for which spectrum will be assigned through the administrative process including global mobile personal communication by satellites, national long-distance and international long-distance services, mobile satellite services, VSAT, In-Flight and maritime connectivity, BSNL and MTNL.

    Once the bill is approved by Parliament, the companies will require authorisation to start providing telecom services instead of licences that are issued at present.

  • Parliament Standoff: 141 Suspended MPs Barred From Chambers, Committees And Allowances

    The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a circular which barred the 141 suspended MPs from chambers, committees and allowances.

  • Parliament Winter Session: 49 More Opposition MPs Suspended From Lok Sabha Over ‘Unruly Behaviour’ |

    New Delhi: As the Opposition continues to spar with the Narendra Modi government demanding answers on the recent breach in Lok Sabha’s security, more opposition MPs from Lok Sabha were suspended for the remaining winter session of Parliament for unruly behaviour and irresponsible conduct.

    Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal proposed to suspend more Opposition MPs including Supriya Sule, Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, Md Faisal,  Karti Chidambaram, Sudip Bandhopadhyay, Dimple Yadav and Danish Ali. A total of 141 Opposition MPs have been suspended from both houses of Parliament for unruly behaviour.

     

    Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in Lok Sabha proposes to suspend more Opposition MPs including Supriya Sule, Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, Md Faisal, Karti Chidambaram, Sudip Bandhopadhyay, Dimple Yadav and Danish Ali pic.twitter.com/vHlNsMh2Oh
    — ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2023

     

    The latest suspension comes a day after 78 opposition MPs were suspended for the remainder of the ongoing ‘Winter Session’, for raising a ruckus and disrupting proceedings in both Houses on Monday to push for their demand for a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the Parliament security breach incident.

    A total of 78 MPs – 33 from Lok Sabha and 45 from Rajya Sabha – were suspended on Monday, following a ruckus over the demand by the Opposition for a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach incident, taking the total number of lawmakers suspended for the remainder of the ongoing Winter Session to 92 on Monday.

    While 34 opposition Rajya Sabha MPs, including Congress’ Jairam Ramesh, KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala were suspended for the remainder of the ‘Winter Session’, the ‘misconduct’ of 11 others was also referred to the Privileges Committee, which has been asked to give its report in three months.

    The members will remain suspended till a report is submitted by the panel. The reason for the suspension of opposition MPs for the rest of the Winter Session was cited to be ‘misconduct’ and failure to adhere to the directions of the Chair.

    Meanwhile, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance MPs staged massive protest outside the Gandhi statue in Parliament over the security breach issue

    Following the suspensions on Monday, Opposition MPs lashed out at the BJP-led Centre, terming it ‘autocratic’. Kharge said, “democratic norms are being thrown into the dustbin by an autocratic Modi government by suspending 47 MPs”.

    “With an Opposition-Less Parliament, the Modi government can now bulldoze important pending legislations, crush any dissent, without any debate,” the Congress national president posted on X.

    He added that the Opposition’s demands include a statement from Shah on the security breach and a discussion in both Houses.

     

  • All no-confidence motions defeated or inconclusive in past, govts fell thrice on confidence motions

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: As the Lok Sabha debates a no-confidence motion brought against the Narendra Modi government by the opposition, the 28th such motion to be admitted in the Lower House, data compiled by a think tank shows all previous ones have either been defeated or remained inconclusive.

    However, at least thrice governments have fallen during vote on a “motion of confidence”, which is a motion brought by the government to prove its strength.

    A no-confidence motion is a formal proposal moved by a member against the government in Lok Sabha under Rule 198 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.

    According to data compiled by PRS Legislative Research, the highest number of no-confidence motions – 15 – in the history of independent India was moved against governments led by Indira Gandhi.

    Longest-serving prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, whose tenure lasted 16 years and 286 days, faced only one no-confidence motion, which was moved in the aftermath of India’s bitter loss to China in the 1962 war.

    The motion was, however, defeated. The only time a no-confidence motion triggered the fall of a government was in 1979.

    A motion moved against the Morarji Desai government had led to his resignation, even as the debate remained inconclusive and there was no voting.

    Thrice governments have fallen during the vote of confidence – the V P Singh government in 1990, the H D Deve Gowda government in 1997 and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1999.

    On November 7, 1990, V P Singh moved a Motion of Confidence. The motion was defeated after the BJP withdrew its support over the Ram temple issue.

    He lost the motion by 142 votes to 346 votes. In 1997, the H D Deve Gowda government lost a vote of confidence on April 11.

    Deve Gowda’s 10-month-old coalition government fell as 292 MPs voted against the government, while 158 MPs supported.

    After coming to power in 1998, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had moved a confidence motion, which he lost by one vote on April 17, 1999 due to the withdrawal of support by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

    Here is the list of no-confidence motions moved previously:

    1.August 1963 – The first ever no-confidence motion was moved in the third Lok Sabha in August 1963 against Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru by Congress leader Acharya Kripalani.

    This was immediately after losing to China in the 1962 war. The debate went on for four days, for over 20 hours.

    Eventually, the motion was defeated, with only 62 MPs supporting it and 347 opposing it.

    2. September 1964 – A no-confidence motion was moved by N C Chatterjee against the government of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

    Voting took place on September 18, 1964, and 307 MPs voted against the motion while 50 voted for it.

    The motion was defeated.

    3. March 1965 – The motion was moved by Kendrapara MP S N Dwivedy against Lal Bahadur Shastri government.

    Debate took place on March 16, 1965, and the motion was defeated with only 44 MPs supporting it, while 315 voted against it.

    4. August 1965 – A no-confidence motion was moved by erstwhile Swatantra Party MP MR Masani.

    Voting took place on August 26, 1965, and was negated with only 66 MPs supporting it, while 318 MPs opposed the motion.

    5. August 1966- Indira Gandhi, a Rajya Sabha MP at the time took over as the Prime Minister in January 1966.

    A no-confidence motion against her government was moved by Communist Party of India MP Hirendranath Mukherjee.

    The motion was supported by 61 MPs, while 270 MPs opposed it and the motion was defeated.

    6. November 1966 – Indira Gandhi’s government faced a second no-confidence motion in a year, which was moved by UM Trivedi, noted lawyer and politician of Bharatiya Jan Sangh.

    The motion was defeated with 36 MPs supporting it, and 235 MPs voting against it.

    7. March 1976 – In the fourth Lok Sabha, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had moved a no-confidence motion against the Indira Gandhi government.

    The trust vote took place on March 20, 1967, and 162 MPs voted against the government, while 257 voted in support.

    This was the highest number of votes polled in support of a no-confidence motion against the government till the time.

    8. November 1967 – A no-confidence motion was moved by Madhu Limaye against the Indira Gandhi government.

    Voting took place on November 24, 1967, and was defeated with 88 MPs supporting it, and 215 MPs opposing it.

    9. February 1968 – A no-confidence motion was moved by Balraj Madhok against the Indira Gandhi government.

    Voting took place on February 28, 1968, and was defeated with 75 MPs supporting it, and 215 MPs opposing it.

    10. November 1968 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the Indira Gandhi government by Bharatiya Jana Sangh’s Kanwar Lal Gupta.

    Voting took place on November 13, 1968, and was defeated with 90 MPs supporting it, and 222 opposing it.

    11. February 1969 – A motion was moved against the government led by Indira Gandhi by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader P Ramamurti.

    The motion was supported by 86 MPs, and opposed by 215 MPs.

    The motion was defeated.

    12. July 1970 – A motion was moved against the Indira Gandhi government by Madhu Limaye.

    The motion got support of 137 MPs, and opposed by 243 MPs.

    The motion was defeated.

    13. November 1973 – A motion was moved against the Indira Gandhi government by CPI-M MP Jyotirmoy Basu.

    The motion was defeated, with 251 MPs opposing it while 54 MPs supported it.

    14. May 1974 – Jyotirmoy Basu again moved a motion against the Indira Gandhi government.

    The motion was defeated on May 10, 1974 by voice vote.

    15. July 1974 – A no-confidence motion was moved by Jyotirmoy Basu against the Indira Gandhi government.

    Voting took place on July 25, 1974, and was supported by 63 MPs while 297 opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

    16. May 1975 – A little more than a month before the Emergency was enforced on June 25, 1975, a no-confidence motion was moved by Jyotirmoy Basu again.

    The motion was defeated by voice vote on May 9, 1975.

    17. May 1978 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the Morarji Desai government by then leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha C M Stephen.

    On May 11, 1978, the motion was defeated by voice vote.

    18. July 1979 – A no-confidence motion was moved against Morarji Desai government by YB Chavan.

    Even though the debate remained inconclusive, Desai resigned from his post and retired from politics.

    This was the only time a government fell following a no-confidence motion, even as there was no voting on the motion.

    19. May 1981 – In the seventh Lok Sabha, a no-confidence motion was move against Indira Gandhi government by George Fernandes.

    Voting took place on May 9, 1981. It was supported by 92 MPs and opposed by 278 MPs.

    The motion was defeated.

    20. September 1981 – A motion against the Indira Gandhi government was moved by CPI-M MP Samar Mukherjee.

    Voting took place on September 17, 1981, and was supported by 86 MPs, while it was opposed by 297 MPs.

    21. August 1982 – A no-confidence motion was moved against Indira Gandhi government by HN Bahuguna, a former Congress leader who quit the party when Emergency was implemented.

    Voting took place on August 16, 1982, and was supported by 112 MPs while 333 opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

    22. December 1987 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the Rajiv Gandhi government by C.

    Madhava Reddy.

    On December 11, 1982, the motion was defeated by voice vote.

    23. July 1992 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the P V Narasimha Rao government by BJP’s Jaswant Singh.

    Voting took place on July 17, 1992. It was a close contest, with 225 MPs supporting it, while 271 MPs opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

    24. December 1992 – A second no-confidence motion in that year was moved by Atal Bihari Vajpayee against the Narasimha Rao.

    Voting took place on December 21, 1992, after over 21 hours of debate.

    The motion was defeated with 111 MPs supporting it, and 336 MPs opposing it.

    25. July 1993 – The third no-confidence motion in the Narasimha Rao government was moved by Ajoy Mukhopadhyay.

    After over 18 hours of debate, the motion was defeated, with 265 MPs opposing it, while 251 supported it.

    26. August 2003 – Then Leader of Opposition Sonia Gandhi moved a no-confidence motion against the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

    After an over 21 hours long debate, the motion was defeated on August 19, 2003, with 314 MPs opposing the motion, while 189 supported it.

    27. July 2018 – The most recent no-confidence motion was moved by Srinivas Kesineni of Telugu Desam Party against the Narendra Modi government.

    After around 11 hours of debate, the motion was put to vote on July 20, 2018.

    It was supported by 135 MPs, while 330 opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

    NEW DELHI: As the Lok Sabha debates a no-confidence motion brought against the Narendra Modi government by the opposition, the 28th such motion to be admitted in the Lower House, data compiled by a think tank shows all previous ones have either been defeated or remained inconclusive.

    However, at least thrice governments have fallen during vote on a “motion of confidence”, which is a motion brought by the government to prove its strength.

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    According to data compiled by PRS Legislative Research, the highest number of no-confidence motions – 15 – in the history of independent India was moved against governments led by Indira Gandhi.

    Longest-serving prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, whose tenure lasted 16 years and 286 days, faced only one no-confidence motion, which was moved in the aftermath of India’s bitter loss to China in the 1962 war.

    The motion was, however, defeated. The only time a no-confidence motion triggered the fall of a government was in 1979.

    A motion moved against the Morarji Desai government had led to his resignation, even as the debate remained inconclusive and there was no voting.

    Thrice governments have fallen during the vote of confidence – the V P Singh government in 1990, the H D Deve Gowda government in 1997 and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1999.

    On November 7, 1990, V P Singh moved a Motion of Confidence. The motion was defeated after the BJP withdrew its support over the Ram temple issue.

    He lost the motion by 142 votes to 346 votes. In 1997, the H D Deve Gowda government lost a vote of confidence on April 11.

    Deve Gowda’s 10-month-old coalition government fell as 292 MPs voted against the government, while 158 MPs supported.

    After coming to power in 1998, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had moved a confidence motion, which he lost by one vote on April 17, 1999 due to the withdrawal of support by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

    Here is the list of no-confidence motions moved previously:

    1.August 1963 – The first ever no-confidence motion was moved in the third Lok Sabha in August 1963 against Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru by Congress leader Acharya Kripalani.

    This was immediately after losing to China in the 1962 war. The debate went on for four days, for over 20 hours.

    Eventually, the motion was defeated, with only 62 MPs supporting it and 347 opposing it.

    2. September 1964 – A no-confidence motion was moved by N C Chatterjee against the government of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

    Voting took place on September 18, 1964, and 307 MPs voted against the motion while 50 voted for it.

    The motion was defeated.

    3. March 1965 – The motion was moved by Kendrapara MP S N Dwivedy against Lal Bahadur Shastri government.

    Debate took place on March 16, 1965, and the motion was defeated with only 44 MPs supporting it, while 315 voted against it.

    4. August 1965 – A no-confidence motion was moved by erstwhile Swatantra Party MP MR Masani.

    Voting took place on August 26, 1965, and was negated with only 66 MPs supporting it, while 318 MPs opposed the motion.

    5. August 1966- Indira Gandhi, a Rajya Sabha MP at the time took over as the Prime Minister in January 1966.

    A no-confidence motion against her government was moved by Communist Party of India MP Hirendranath Mukherjee.

    The motion was supported by 61 MPs, while 270 MPs opposed it and the motion was defeated.

    6. November 1966 – Indira Gandhi’s government faced a second no-confidence motion in a year, which was moved by UM Trivedi, noted lawyer and politician of Bharatiya Jan Sangh.

    The motion was defeated with 36 MPs supporting it, and 235 MPs voting against it.

    7. March 1976 – In the fourth Lok Sabha, Atal Bihari Vajpayee had moved a no-confidence motion against the Indira Gandhi government.

    The trust vote took place on March 20, 1967, and 162 MPs voted against the government, while 257 voted in support.

    This was the highest number of votes polled in support of a no-confidence motion against the government till the time.

    8. November 1967 – A no-confidence motion was moved by Madhu Limaye against the Indira Gandhi government.

    Voting took place on November 24, 1967, and was defeated with 88 MPs supporting it, and 215 MPs opposing it.

    9. February 1968 – A no-confidence motion was moved by Balraj Madhok against the Indira Gandhi government.

    Voting took place on February 28, 1968, and was defeated with 75 MPs supporting it, and 215 MPs opposing it.

    10. November 1968 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the Indira Gandhi government by Bharatiya Jana Sangh’s Kanwar Lal Gupta.

    Voting took place on November 13, 1968, and was defeated with 90 MPs supporting it, and 222 opposing it.

    11. February 1969 – A motion was moved against the government led by Indira Gandhi by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader P Ramamurti.

    The motion was supported by 86 MPs, and opposed by 215 MPs.

    The motion was defeated.

    12. July 1970 – A motion was moved against the Indira Gandhi government by Madhu Limaye.

    The motion got support of 137 MPs, and opposed by 243 MPs.

    The motion was defeated.

    13. November 1973 – A motion was moved against the Indira Gandhi government by CPI-M MP Jyotirmoy Basu.

    The motion was defeated, with 251 MPs opposing it while 54 MPs supported it.

    14. May 1974 – Jyotirmoy Basu again moved a motion against the Indira Gandhi government.

    The motion was defeated on May 10, 1974 by voice vote.

    15. July 1974 – A no-confidence motion was moved by Jyotirmoy Basu against the Indira Gandhi government.

    Voting took place on July 25, 1974, and was supported by 63 MPs while 297 opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

    16. May 1975 – A little more than a month before the Emergency was enforced on June 25, 1975, a no-confidence motion was moved by Jyotirmoy Basu again.

    The motion was defeated by voice vote on May 9, 1975.

    17. May 1978 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the Morarji Desai government by then leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha C M Stephen.

    On May 11, 1978, the motion was defeated by voice vote.

    18. July 1979 – A no-confidence motion was moved against Morarji Desai government by YB Chavan.

    Even though the debate remained inconclusive, Desai resigned from his post and retired from politics.

    This was the only time a government fell following a no-confidence motion, even as there was no voting on the motion.

    19. May 1981 – In the seventh Lok Sabha, a no-confidence motion was move against Indira Gandhi government by George Fernandes.

    Voting took place on May 9, 1981. It was supported by 92 MPs and opposed by 278 MPs.

    The motion was defeated.

    20. September 1981 – A motion against the Indira Gandhi government was moved by CPI-M MP Samar Mukherjee.

    Voting took place on September 17, 1981, and was supported by 86 MPs, while it was opposed by 297 MPs.

    21. August 1982 – A no-confidence motion was moved against Indira Gandhi government by HN Bahuguna, a former Congress leader who quit the party when Emergency was implemented.

    Voting took place on August 16, 1982, and was supported by 112 MPs while 333 opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

    22. December 1987 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the Rajiv Gandhi government by C.

    Madhava Reddy.

    On December 11, 1982, the motion was defeated by voice vote.

    23. July 1992 – A no-confidence motion was moved against the P V Narasimha Rao government by BJP’s Jaswant Singh.

    Voting took place on July 17, 1992. It was a close contest, with 225 MPs supporting it, while 271 MPs opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

    24. December 1992 – A second no-confidence motion in that year was moved by Atal Bihari Vajpayee against the Narasimha Rao.

    Voting took place on December 21, 1992, after over 21 hours of debate.

    The motion was defeated with 111 MPs supporting it, and 336 MPs opposing it.

    25. July 1993 – The third no-confidence motion in the Narasimha Rao government was moved by Ajoy Mukhopadhyay.

    After over 18 hours of debate, the motion was defeated, with 265 MPs opposing it, while 251 supported it.

    26. August 2003 – Then Leader of Opposition Sonia Gandhi moved a no-confidence motion against the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

    After an over 21 hours long debate, the motion was defeated on August 19, 2003, with 314 MPs opposing the motion, while 189 supported it.

    27. July 2018 – The most recent no-confidence motion was moved by Srinivas Kesineni of Telugu Desam Party against the Narendra Modi government.

    After around 11 hours of debate, the motion was put to vote on July 20, 2018.

    It was supported by 135 MPs, while 330 opposed it.

    The motion was defeated.

  • Lok Sabha briefly disrupted as Oppn protests tickers on Sansad TV ‘highlighting govt works’

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was briefly disrupted on Tuesday during a discussion on the no-confidence motion following opposition members’ loud protest against tickers running on Sansad TV that highlighted development works of the government during the live broadcast of the debate in the House.

    Soon after BJP member Nishikant Dubey began speaking against the motion, several opposition members, including the Congress, TMC and the DMK, protested over the issue.

    Some members of the treasury benches, including ministers, were seen taking a swipe at the Opposition for its inability to come to terms with the development ushered in by the government.

    Speaker Om Birla sought to calm down opposition members, noting that a different system was in place to run the Sansad TV after it was created following the merger of the Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV.

    He later said he has given instructions, a suggestion that the tickers will stop running, and that happened in a couple of minutes.

    Opposition members were seen saying that tickers should only refer to the current proceedings in the House.

    A debate on the no-trust motion moved by the Opposition against the government is on and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply on August 10.

    NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was briefly disrupted on Tuesday during a discussion on the no-confidence motion following opposition members’ loud protest against tickers running on Sansad TV that highlighted development works of the government during the live broadcast of the debate in the House.

    Soon after BJP member Nishikant Dubey began speaking against the motion, several opposition members, including the Congress, TMC and the DMK, protested over the issue.

    Some members of the treasury benches, including ministers, were seen taking a swipe at the Opposition for its inability to come to terms with the development ushered in by the government.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Speaker Om Birla sought to calm down opposition members, noting that a different system was in place to run the Sansad TV after it was created following the merger of the Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV.

    He later said he has given instructions, a suggestion that the tickers will stop running, and that happened in a couple of minutes.

    Opposition members were seen saying that tickers should only refer to the current proceedings in the House.

    A debate on the no-trust motion moved by the Opposition against the government is on and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply on August 10.