'Events in Karna post fractured mandate could be rehersal for

Former union minister and rebel BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today said the events that unfolded in Karnataka post the fractured mandate could be a rehearsal of the 2019 elections in the event of a minority government being sworn in.

Addressing a gathering at a seminar on 'the threats to democracy and Constitution', he said the Centre was setting a wrong precedence by not allowing the motion of no-confidence to be tabled in Parliament, citing disruption of the house by the AIADMK, "which has a cozy relationship with the BJP.'
"The most important role of the Lok Sabha to my mind is to determine for the people of the country whether the government of the day enjoys the majority or not. Everything else follows."
He foresaw further dangers if a Speaker was favourable to the ruling party, "who can even say that the vote of confidence has been passed in din and there was noise."