Speaker Accepts TDP’s No-trust Motion in Lok Sabha Against Modi Govt

The monsoon session of the Parliament began today amid sloganeering by Opposition over recent lynching incident. With the Supreme Court coming down heavily on inaction by states in cases of cow vigilantism, a debate on an anti-lynching law is likely to take place.

The Congress is set to push for a no-confidence motion while the BJP is likely to raise Rahul Gandhi’s reported statement that his party “is for Muslims” to corner it. Worries remain if the impasse seen in the Budget session will carry over to this session with both the government and the opposition engaged in acrimonious exchanges in its run-up over a host of issues including religious polarisation and banking scams. The last Budget session was the least productive since the year 2000 after Parliament saw daily disruptions by parties on Cauvery issue, special status to Andhra Pradesh and PNB scam. The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress had blamed each other for the washout.