Thursday, July 19th, 2018
First no-confidence motion against Modi government: what the numbers say
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday, the opening day of the monsoon session, admitted an opposition motion of no confidence against the Narendra Modi government, the first it has faced. The vote was set for Friday. The government was expected to win comfortably, but the debate promised a sharp clash over farm distress, lynching and polarisation. A change of approach The government had resisted the demand during the budget session, so its decision to allow the debate surprised an opposition that had expected a standoff. BJP managers were confidentRead More