First No-Confidence Motion Against Narendra Modi, On the opening day of the monsoon session on Wednesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted an opposition motion for a no-trust vote that the government ought to win with ease but which should see a riveting clash on issues ranging from farm distress, lynching and polarisation. The vote will take place on Friday. The change in the government’s stand it had stonewalled the demand in the budget session took the opposition by surprise as it had expected a stand-off. The government’s decision stemmedRead More