INDIA coalition to move no-confidence motion against Government

• Opposition parties, under the banner of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), has decided to move no-confidence motion against government in the Lok Sabha for the first time in 20 years.
• Sources close to the development cited that all parties are on board. And opposition parties are now deciding on a strategy for the Rajya Sabha to corner the BJP.
• This comes after monsoon session of the Parliament remains disrupted for the fourth day with the opposition demanding for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the ethnic violence in Manipur.
• The sources said after weighing various options to force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak in Parliament on the situation in strife-torn Manipur.
• Reacting to the development, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “During our first term also (Opposition) brought a no-confidence motion against us and in 2019 our seats increased from 282 to 303. Let them bring a no-confidence motion this time also and we will win more than 350 seats.”

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