Shadow of 'no-confidence motion' over Monsoon Session as TDP seeks support of oppn parties

The shadow of 'no confidence motion' against the ruling NDA government looms large over the Monsoon Session of Parliament, starting July 18, with the TDP seeking the support of opposition parties for it.

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has written to various parties and sought their support for the no-confidence motion his party seeks to move in Parliament against the government over the "injustice" meted out to Andhra Pradesh due to non-fulfilment of promise of granting special status to the state.

Naidu said in view of the continued "adamant attitude of the BJP-led NDA government, the TDP has decided to move no-confidence motion against the Modi government again in the ensuing Monsoon Session of Parliament".

"I shall be thankful for your support in further carrying forward with the motion of no-confidence moved by our MPs. I sincerely seek your cooperation in this regard," the Andhra Pradesh chief minister wrote to them.

He alleged that the no-confidence motion moved by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) against the Modi government in March was "not taken up deliberately".

The no-confidence motions against the NDA government moved by the YSR Congress and the TDP separately during the Budget Session of Parliament could not be taken up as vociferous protests in the House over various issues had led to repeated adjournments.

Since the TDP is yet to be a part of the joint opposition after it quit the NDA, opposition parties that met today decided that in case the TDP did not press for its no-confidence motion, the Congress and other parties should move their respective motions in this regard.

Sources said leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue during the opposition parties meeting today and called for opposition support in cornering the government over various issues confronting the country.

He asked the parties to move no-confidence motions against the government in case the TDP fails to press for its motion and creates disruption, which is likely.

In his letter to opposition parties, Naidu said, "I wish to bring to your notice the grave injustice caused to Andhra Pradesh due to inconsistencies in the AP Reorganisation (APR) Act, 2014 and non-implementation of the assurances made by the then prime minister on the floor of the Rajya Sabha on February 20, 2014."