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No-confidence motion: BJD walks out, Shiv Sena remains absent for debate session in Lok Sabha
Earlier, Shiv Sena who broke their ally with BJP promised to support the latter in the no- confidence motion. However, as the Lok Sabha proceedings began, the MPs from the party remained absent.
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In an interesting turn of events, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has staged a walkout as the Lok Sabha is in session for motion of no confidence and the Shiv Sena party has remained absent for the proceedings.
Earlier, Shiv Sena who broke their ally with BJP promised to support the latter in the no- confidence motion. However, as the Lok Sabha proceedings began, the MPs from the party remained absent.
Further, the AIADMK (All Indian Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) had announced its support for the centre as soon as the session of no-trust vote had begun.
In a major move, N Chandrababu Naidu led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on July 18 moved a no-confidence motion against the Central Government which joined by various other parties later.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted the no-confidence motion moved by opposition parties, including Congress, NCP and TDP on the same. The debate has been held in the Lok Sabha, and the much awaited trust voting is taking place today.Â
Congress members Mallikarjun Kharge, KC Venugopal, and NCP’s Tariq Anwar moved the motion over mob lynching and atrocities against Dalits, TDP MPs Kesineni Srinivas and Thota Narasimhan moved the no-confidence motion over the Centre refusing to grant special category status to Andhra.
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