Speaker accepts no-confidence motion against Modi government, date for voting to be decided

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday accepted a no-confidence motion moved by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi against the Narendra Modi government, ANI reported. The date for discussion and voting on the motion will be decided after holding talks with leaders of all parties, Birla said.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary had said on Tuesday that the decision to move the motion was taken to force prime minister to speak about the ethnic clashes in Manipur.

On Wednesday, Gogoi said that the Opposition alliance was aware that it did not have the numbers to get the no-confidence motion passed.

“This is about Manipur’s fight for justice,” he told reporters. “A message should go out to the brothers and sisters of Manipur that PM Modi might have forgotten Manipur but INDIA alliance stands with them in this hour of grief and we are fighting for their rights.”

#WATCH | Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "INDIA alliance is aware of its numbers in the Lok Sabha but this is not just about numbers. This is about Manipur's fight for justice. A message should go out to the brothers and sisters of Manipur that PM Modi might have forgotten Manipur… https://t.co/dkzm1sdH3e pic.twitter.com/oFrwKPJrQS— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2023

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