GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 17th July. The Congress party on Thursday condemned the passage of bills in the Lok Sabha, calling it a travesty and unfortunate when a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government is pending. The no-confidence motion, admitted yesterday, demands Prime Minister Modi to address the contentious Manipur issue in Parliament.
Despite disruptions and repeated adjournments in both Houses, the Lok Sabha managed to pass two bills amid opposition protests. Congress MP Manish Tewari expressed his discontent on Twitter, urging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to prioritize the no-confidence motion.
“It is unfortunate that bill after bill is being passed in the Lok Sabha in the din,” Tewari tweeted, sharing an excerpt of parliamentary rules supporting his stance.
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Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh emphasized the united stand of the opposition bloc, I.N.D.I.A, in demanding an immediate discussion on the no-confidence motion. He asserted that no legislative business should proceed until the motion is debated, according to parliamentary rules and conventions.
“There is absolute clarity in the stand of INDIA parties in Parliament,” Ramesh tweeted. “We want the no-confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha to be taken up at the earliest. According to Rules and Conventions, no legislative business can be transacted till the no-confidence motion is debated.”
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Ramesh also reiterated the opposition’s demand for a statement by the Prime Minister in the Rajya Sabha on Manipur, followed by a discussion under Rule 267, which gives precedence to the issue.
The opposition insists that PM Modi must address the Manipur issue in Parliament before any debate. The ongoing logjam has stalled proceedings in both Houses since the Monsoon session began on July 20.
The ethnic violence in Manipur, which erupted on May 3, has caused over 160 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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