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#NoConfidenceMotion | Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge complains to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan about the time allotted to the #Opposition. He requests her not to impose a time limit on the Opposition parties.

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Biju Janata Dal announces it will not participate in the no-trust motion, stages walkout.

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"The saga of Andhra Pradesh during this Modi-Shah regime is a saga of empty promises."

TDP's #JayadevGalla opens #NoConfidenceMotion debate in Lok Sabha

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Shiv Sena MPs will not attend Lok Sabha today, reports ANI.

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TDP MP Jayadev Galla accuses the BJP of declaring a war on his party.

“It is a war of discrimination, it is ‘dharma yuddh’. It is a war between majority and morality.”

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The motion of no confidence is against the lack of fairness, lack of trust, lack of unbiased approach towards Andhra Pradesh, says Galla in Lok Sabha.

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The last four years have posed tremendous challenges for the “new state with an old name”, says Galla.

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#JayadevGalla has focused entirely on his party’s argument that Andhra Pradesh was unfairly bifurcated and has been treated badly ever since. This belief is what prompted TDP to pull out of NDA in March and is why it moved the #NoConfidenceMotion as well. scroll.in/a/887277

#JayadevGalla, a legislator from Guntur, has stayed away from all national matters and focused entirely on Andhra Pradesh’s demand for Special Category Status.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says Janata Dal (United) is with the government.

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“We joined the NDA in 2014 with hope that BJP under the leadership of Modi will undo the injustices that were done to AP during the earlier regime,” tweets Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh.

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Lok Sabha debates the first #NoConfidenceMotion in 15 years

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AIADMK leader V Maitreyan says the #NoConfidenceMotion is spearheaded by Congress and DMK, “so no way will AIADMK support it”, reports ANI.

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BJP MPs have asked the speaker to expunge from records an “offensive” word used by a TDP MP for PM Modi.

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“It is not our aim to strangle other parties in our democracy,” says BJP's Rakesh Singh in Lok Sabha. “We want democracy to be strengthened.”

He takes aim at Congress, says the TDP became cursed the moment they joined hands with the Congress. scroll.in/a/887277

While the Congress-led government was known as the government of scams, we are a government of schemes, says BJP's Rakesh Singh.

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This no-confidence motion is nothing but an attempt to stop our victory march to 2019, says Singh.

The legislator refers to reported differences between Karnakata Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and the Congress.

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“Manmohan Singh said minorities have the first right on country’s resources, says Rakesh Singh. “However, PM Modi gave new direction by saying that first right on country’s resources is of the poor.”

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#NoConfidenceMotion debate: BJP's Rakesh Singh defends government’s track record

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Frustration and desperation are the main reasons behind this no-trust motion, says #RakeshSingh. He talks about BJP’s success in improving basic infrastructure in Rajasthan.

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Meanwhile, farmers are protesting near Parliament, reports NDTV.

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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says the party may bring a #NoConfidenceMotion against the Nitish Kumar government either in this Assembly session or the next, reports ANI.

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BJP’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, Anurag Thakur, says if the Congress keeps interrupting, they will not let Congress President Rahul Gandhi speak.

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With the BJD and the Shiv Sena deciding to abstain from the vote, the majority mark is now 249.

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#NoConfidenceMotion debate: Congress President Rahul Gandhi begins speech after BJP defends Centre

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You are a victim of a 21st century political weapon called the “jumla strike”, #RahulGandhi tells TDP’s #JayadevGalla.

The farmers, youngsters, women, Dalits and tribal people are other victims.

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Rahul Gandhi criticises the government’s demonetisation policy.

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#NoConfidenceMotion debate: #RahulGandhi questions alleged irregularities in the #Rafale jet deal. BJP members ask him to talk about the #AgustaWestland scam.

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#RahulGandhi accuses #NirmalaSitharaman of lying about #Rafale deal.

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“Everybody understands and sees the amount of money which goes into the marketing of the prime minister of India,” says #RahulGandhi.

Ananth Kumar accuses him of making frivolous charges in contravention of the Lok Sabha’s procedural rules. scroll.in/a/887277

Congress president #RahulGandhi says the prime minister cannot look into his eyes because he has not been truthful.

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BJP members vociferously protest against #RahulGandhi’s comments. Speaker #SumitraMahajan requests him not to use incendiary words.

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar asks Rahul Gandhi to apologise to the prime minister.

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House adjourned after BJP protests against #RahulGandhi’s comments

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#SumitraMahajan is appealing for peace in the House after the commotion following #RahulGandhi’s comments against Modi. She tells MPs to raise allegations against members only if they have evidence.

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Whenever someone is assaulted, BR Ambedkar's constitution is assaulted. This House is assaulted, says #RahulGandhi.

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#RahulGandhi says Modi and BJP President Amit Shah “cannot afford to lose power because when they do, other processes will start against them”.

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I want to thank the BJP and PM for teaching me the meaning of #Congress, my life, Shivji and about being a Hindu: #RahulGandhi in Lok Sabha.

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#RahulGandhi walks up to the prime minister and hugs him. Modi, slightly taken aback, shakes his hand

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#RahulGandhi hugs #NarendraModi, says he has no anger for the BJP.

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Demonetisation wiped out 25 lakh jobs, the Triamool Congress leader says. He accuses the Modi government of failing to bring back black money: Trinamool Congress’ Saugata Roy

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Television cameras caught #RahulGandhi winking after hugging the prime minister in the Lok Sabha.

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi President Vinod Kumar Boinapalli requests #NarendraModi to announce, among other things, national projects on the Godavari river in Telangana.

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Boinapalli says the Andhra Pradesh government had an “ill intention” behind not building its own high court. Most of the judges in the current high court in Hyderabad, which serves both states, are from AP, he adds.

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When I was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, my government worked for farmers, traders and the youth. But now all of them are worried and in a bad position: Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav

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“It was a game-changing speech, tearing apart the government’s claims and ending with that unscripted hug that has literally taken the BJP’s breath away,” tweets @ShashiTharoor lauding #RahulGandhi's speech

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The BJP will move privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha for allegedly making false allegations, reports ANI.

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Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav says, "There is no one who is not sad."

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CPI(M) legislator Mohammad Salim criticises the government for failing to fulfil its promise of bringing back black money stashed abroad. He accuses the government of also failing to fulfil its promise of creating 2 crore jobs.

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Salim accuses the BJP government of making a U-turn on a host of matters; points out the party opposed foreign direct investment and privatisation in retail sector, defence production before coming to power but changed its stance.

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Rajnath Singh says the Opposition’s decision to move the no-trust motion shows that it has failed to read people’s verdict.

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When the BJP was in the Opposition, it had never thought of taking such a step against the Congress-led government: Rajnath Singh claims

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The House has been adjourned till 4.30 pm after Oppsition MPs started protesting against Home Minister Rajnath Singh. This is the second adjournment of the day.

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The prime minister was sitting in the House in his capacity as the PM. We should keep this in mind before making any move or gesture: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

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The most well-known example of mob lynching is the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The government is willing to bring in an anti-lynching law: Rajnath Singh

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“There are some who are born with a silver spoon, for them the pain of the poor can be a matter of hearing but not of suffering,” says Rajnath Singh.

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“Do we want to see Pakistan-like mentality in India?”: Rajnath Singh

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Nationalist Congress Party MP from Katihar, Tariq Anwar, alleges that there is the “silent support” of the prime minister on mob lynching incidents.

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Anwar also raises the demand for the special category status for Bihar, and says it can be done now that there is a National Democratic Alliance government in both the state and the Centre.

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Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan praises the government for the electrification of all villages, push for more toilets, and the proposed health insurance scheme.

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We form laws to address concerns of Dalits and tribal people, but those laws get stuck in the judiciary. We need more representation of such communities in the courts: Ram Vilas Paswan

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Paswan says the collegium system to appoint judges is not transparent, and we need a judicial services like the Indian Administrative Services.

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When you talk of the bill, at least you [Opposition parties] should have a consensus first: Paswan speaks about Rahul Gandhi’s “unconditional support” for the Women’s Reservation Bill.

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The government is working according to the Constitution. We will also protest if it stops doing so: Ram Vilas Paswan

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Leader of the Opposition in the House Mallikarjun Kharge accuses the government of dividing the society, and says the ruling party’s devotion to the RSS is against the principles of BR Ambedkar and Buddha.

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Kharge says the UPA government had also given higher prices on crops to farmers, but the government does not acknowledge that. The media and the corporate is favouring the government, too, he adds.

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A statement from France says the country signed an agreement with India in 2008, legally binding both to protect classified information related to the Rafale deal, ANI reports.

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“Whenever the government is criticised for something, we get only one response: ‘Hindu-Muslim, India-Pakistan, shamshan-kabristan [crematorium and graveyard],” said Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi. scroll.in/a/887277

After France’s reaction to his statement on the Rafale deal, Rahul Gandhi tells ANI outside the Lok Sabha: “Let them deny it if they want. The French president had said that before me. I was there, Anand Sharma and Manmohan Singh were also there.” scroll.in/a/887277

“I think Rahul Gandhi has reached the real school of politics now. It was not a jhappi [hug], but a jhatka [shock],” Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s hug for the prime minister. scroll.in/a/887277

TDP MP Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu says, “We are just 15 MPs, yet we dared to move this no-confidence motion. We did not know other parties will support us." scroll.in/a/887277

Haryana MP from the Indian National Lok Dal, Dushyant Chautala, says, “Leave achhe din [good days], when will sachche din [truthful days] come?” scroll.in/a/887277

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Nine-time Congress MP Kamal Nath, who skipped the proceedings today, says he has seen many confidence motions in the last 38 years and his state is his priority. scroll.in/a/887277

#NoConfidenceMotion The country has seen the negativity and opposition to development in the debate, says Modi. Pessimistic politics has trapped our leaders, he says. scroll.in/a/887277

#NoConfidenceMotion “I was shocked that they wanted to postpone the debate,” Modi says. “If you wanted to postpone it, why did you bring the motion?” scroll.in/a/887277

#NoConfidenceMotion “This motion has not been brought unknowingly or out of overconfidence, but because of arrogance,” says the prime minister. scroll.in/a/887277

#NoConfidenceMotion "If in 2019, the Congress becomes the largest party, then [he thinks] he will become the prime minister, but what about the other parties? This is not a floor test of the government, but of the ‘united Opposition’." - PM Modi scroll.in/a/887277

Narendra Modi speaks about the Ujjwala scheme, soil health card scheme and the proposed Ayushman Bharat health insurance amid continuing chants of “Fulfil our demands” from the TDP MPs. scroll.in/a/887277

#NoConfidenceMotion On Rahul Gandhi’s comments on the Rafale deal, Narendra Modi says he cannot believe truth has been crushed like this. He calls the remarks “childish”. scroll.in/a/887277

#NoConfidenceMotion On Doklam issue, Modi says, “If you do not know details, you should think before speaking about those topics. It can work against the country.” scroll.in/a/887277

“I am ready to listen to all your abuses, but do not do so to the Indian Army,” says the prime minister in response to the Opposition leaders’ remarks on the 2016 “surgical strikes” across the Line of Control. scroll.in/a/887277

“Who am I to look at you in the eyes?” says Narendra Modi. “You are naamdaar, but I am kaamdaar, how can I dare to look at you in the eyes.”

Rahul Gandhi had earlier claimed Modi could not look at him in the eyes when he made allegations against him. scroll.in/a/887277