OPPOSITION’S NO CONFIDENCE MOTION CRUMBLES LIKE A PACK OF CARDS AS EXPECTED

The no confidence motion tabled against the BJP let NDA by the Telegu Desam Party and supported by the Congress and its UPA allies was defeated in Lok Sabha tonight as was expected.

Everybody, even the ruling NDA and the opposition Congress led UPA knew pretty well about the possible outcome of the no confidence motion tabled by TDP which recently left the company of NDA demanding special package for Andhra Pradesh.

The motion was defeated with the BJP led NDA securing 356 votes despite its three members not participating in the voting due to unforeseen circumstances while the non BJP opposition got 125 votes with the BJD’s 20, Shiv Sena’s 18 and TRS’s 11 law makers abstaining from voting. In all about 451 MPs participated in the voting.

While it was the great relief for the BJP and NDA as it could muster the additional support of AIADMK and feel satisfied in the abstension of its arch rival Shiv Sena and Biju Janata Dal. It is also believed that some of the non NDA members of Parliaments have also voted for government.

The basic purpose and objective of the no confidence motion by the non BJP opposition was primarily an exercise to revitalise and revive the anti BJP coalition that seems to be in the offing for the 2019 general election and it was also an effort to expose the present political dispensation on failures on unemployment, corruption, demonetisation, GST, agrarian distress, arbitrary Rafael deal, women insecurity and the rhetoric politics of prime minister Narendra Modi say the political analysts.

Today’s sitting amidst hectic deliberations continued for more than twelve hours with the lok Sabha starting at 11.00 AM and concluding at 11.30 PM after the voting on non confidence motion.

The house today witnessed the interesting and fiery speeches of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and prime minister Narendra Modi casting serious aspersions on each other.

The live telecast of the hectic debate on various news channels kept the people tuned to their TV sets especially in the evening when the prime minister Narendra Modi responded to the accusations of Rahul Gandhi in his most aggressive and a humorous speech ridiculing the Nehru Gandhi scion as a childish and irresponsible leader on various counts, particularly on sensitive matters pertaining to the security of the country.

The news and vedio clippings about Rahul Gandhi’s going towards the prime minister’s seat and embracing him after shaking hands and there after winking are being repeatedly exhibited on television screens of various news channels and in social networking sites as well.

This was indeed a historic moment never ever happened in the Lok Sabha history when the Congress leader or president of a party after giving a hard hitting and aggressive 40 minute speech against the prime minister goes to his seat, shakes hand with him and then hugs him.

While leaving , the Prime minister calls him again and pats him after whispering something in his ear. After Rahul occupied his seat he winked to one of his fellow lawmaker. The issue took a more interesting turn when union home minister Rajnath Singh instead of appreciating his gesture ridiculed by saying that he has started a Chipko movement in the house whereas the Congress leaders termed it as the Congress party’s gesture of harmony and amity.

The BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has however said that it was actually not a hug but a complete surrender of the Congress leader to Modi and The BJP.

Though the no confidence motion was tabled by the Telegu Desam Party which is not the UPA ally but the entire focus was on the Congress president Rahul Gandhi as if its the no confidence motion of the UPA. The Lok sabha has now been adjourned till Monday.