No-confidence motion: Rahul wins hearts, BJP no confidence motion

The day saw Rahul Gandhi steal the show with his hug, but Narendra Modi-led BJP government won the no-confidence motion 325 votes to 126. That’s all from our coverage from the Lok Sabha on Friday

Even as the BJP and its supporters are facing music over the spread of fake news and misinformation on social media, PM Modi has ironically attacked the same

PM Modi pats his own back on Doklam, says everything is fine

The value of Indian passport has only been increasing says Pm Modi, who is often attacked for his failed foreign policy. Alt news, in January 2018, had revealed that the claim PM has been making for a long time is false.

Read AltNews report here: According to the 2018 index, India ranks 86 out of 104 countries with a score of 49

At a time when Indian economy is itself on decline, PM makes this vague claim in the parliament

Prime Minister’s claims that he has worked on the motto of ‘sabka saath sabka vikas’ doesn’t seem to have been taken well by the opposition MPs, as they shout “We want Justice” during his speech

There is a confusion in the Opposition on who will be the PM if Congress emerges as the largest party in 2019

PM Modi slams the no-confidence motion, terms it anti-development

The government that came to power with a slogan of “beti bachao, beti padhao”, has been the culprit of violence against women. Be it Kathua, be it Unnao, the BJP lawmakers have been accused everywhere

Thakur attacks Rahul for his comments on the Rafale deal amid severe ruckus. Rahul should apologise to the house and the country, he says.

Muslims are as much Indians as Hindus. I am not a Pakistani, but I would like to say that peace will be maintained only through talks with Pakistan. I’m not a Pakistani, I never was and I will die an Indian. The hatred that is being spread between Hindus and Muslims , it will kill us. Not Russia, not the US, but we will kill each-other if Hindus and Muslims do not embrace each other. Stop this hatred, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs; everyone has the same rights to live, Abdullah concludes

The Modi government has failed Muslims, Dalits all over the country. The judge who gave a judgement against the Dalits, the government made him NGT Chairman. What kind of love is this for Dalits? Muslims were promised jobs in the CRPF and railways, but that was not fulfilled either, Asaduddin Owaisi attacks the Modi government

“Modi ji 6-7 mahine me aap jaane wale hain, jate jate toh bata dijiye achhe din kab aane wale hain,” AAP MP Mann concludes his speech with a poem

You could build such a hi-tech building in such a short period o time, but you can’t give Andhra an AIIMS, TDP MP Rammohan Naidu attacks the ruling party on BJP headquarters

“Ram had given up his kingdom. Ram is an example of generosity, liberalism. But you only use Ram to become the ruler, that was not what Ram ever stood for,”Dinesh Trivedi, the AITC MP gives BJP a lesson on Ram

Rahul Gandhi refutes reports of French government's denial. “Let them deny, I stand by my statement. I, Anand Sharma & Manmohan Singh were present at the meeting with French President,” he said

It would have been good on Rajnath Singh’s part if he had told what the Centre has done to Andhra Pradesh in the last 4 years instead of saying I am a good friend: AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Home Minister Rajnath Singh's comment on him in Lok Sabha, reports ANI

“On behalf of my party and our leader Mamata Banerjee, I want to tell you that we are completely in support of the no-confidence motion moved by TDP,” Dinesh Trivedi, AITC MP from Barrackpur says

TDP has joined hands with the Congress party, it will hurt the soul of NT Rama Rao, says BJP MP Hari Babu Kambhampati

People of this country want to know, says Kharge:

• When will black money be brouht back?
• When will people get 15 lakh rupees in their account?
• When will the atrocities on dalits and women?
• When will ‘achhe din’come? Achhe din will only come when BJP is thrown out of power

The Congress on Friday said that its President Rahul Gandhi hugging Prime Minster Narendra Modi inside Lok Sabha was an "unscripted" gesture that took "BJPs breath away".

"What an astonishing performance by Rahul Gandhi. It was a game-changing speech, tearing apart the government's claims and ending with that unscripted hug that has literally taken the BJP's breath away," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted.

After tearing into the BJP-led government in his speech during the no confidence motion on Friday, Gandhi walked across to the ruling benches and hugged Modi, taking everyone in the Lok Sabha by surprise.

"I have not an iota of hatred or hard feelings against you. You hate me. You may call me Pappu, you can use a stream of expletives for me. But I don't hate you or have even slightest of anger for you. I am the Congress," Gandhi said at the end of his nearly 40-minute fiery speech.

The Prime Minister was taken aback at first and gestured as if asking Gandhi why he was there. But the Congress President bent over, threw his arms around Modi and hugged him tight.

After recovering from an apparent shock moment, the Prime Minister called Gandhi back towards him and the two shook hands. He patted Gandhi on his back and exchanged a word or two with him, smilingly.

The leader of Congress in Lok Sabha attacked the government over not fulfilling its promises made to Andhra Pradesh, including granting special status to the state.

When the BJP had come to power, almost all these MPs said they are swayamsevaks, says Kharge. Questioned again by BJP MPs, “RSS is against the constitution , against Babasaheb Ambedkar’s ideals, so I am exposing them,”Kharge replies

He advises BJP leaders to not talk about Ramayan, Mahabharat but their achievement in the last four years

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today came out in support of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi hugging Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, saying in Parliament policies should be opposed, not individuals, reported PTI.

Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that the prime minister often hugs the heads of foreign countries so what was wrong about Gandhi hugging him in Parliament.

"Parliament is the biggest temple of democracy where policies should be opposed, not individuals. But the BJP people do not like hugs, they believe in abuse," Singh claimed.

Singh said the opposition parties were not attempting to pull down the Modi government, instead they were trying to "expose" its "anti-people" policies through the no confidence motion.

Ram Vilas Paswan, who Lalu Yadav used to call Bhog Bilas Paswan and is one of the richest politicians, says the House must listen to the poor and proceeds to describe the plight of the poor: Uttam Sengupta, Executive Editor, National Herald

Ram Vilas Paswan begins his speech against the no-confidence motion saying "Congress, the single largest opposition party, did not move the motion". Congress leaders quickly corrected him saying they had also moved the no-confidence motion

All their time is spent on blaming Nehru-Gandhi family for the failures of the current government. The agencies like CBI, IT, ED are being blatantly misused

Like Shatrughan Sinha had tweeted, the BJP has become a one man show and two-man party. Even senior leaders like Rajnath Singh are not consulted for decision making, Tariq Anwar alleges in the parliament

The government had come to power with a slogan of “sabka saath, sabka vikas”, but today the government is supporting no one and there is no one who can see any vikas.

The Congress said that its President Rahul Gandhi hugging Prime Minster Narendra Modi inside Lok Sabha was an "unscripted" gesture that took "BJPs breath away", reported PTI.

"What an astonishing performance by Rahul Gandhi. It was a game-changing speech, tearing apart the government's claims and ending with that unscripted hug that has literally taken the BJP's breath away," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted.

The Prime Minister was taken aback at first and gestured as if asking Gandhi why he was there. But the Congress President bent over, threw his arms around Modi and hugged him tight.

After recovering from an apparent shock moment, the Prime Minister called Gandhi back towards him and the two shook hands. He patted Gandhi on his back and exchanged a word or two with him, smilingly.

The no-confidence motion moved against the Narendra Modi-led government, taken up in the Lok Sabha today, is the 27th in the history of the House and the first in 15 years.

Of the 27, 15 were against Indira Gandhi during her various tenures as prime minister, reveals data from the Lok Sabha secretariat.

There were three motions against Lal Bahadur Shastri, three against P V Narasimha Rao, two against Morarji Desai and one each against Rajiv Gandhi and Atal Behari Vajpayee.

The first no-confidence motion was moved against Jawaharlal Nehru in August 1963 by J B Kripalani. The last no-confidence was moved in 2003 by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi against the Vajpayee-led NDA government.

Only once in the history of the lower house has the prime minister resigned after a no-confidence motion. In 1979, Morarji Desai resigned as the discussion on the motion was inconclusive.

Rahul’s speech was full of facts and he questioned the government, I think it's going to be tough for them to answer his questions, it was a very good speech: Ahmed Patel on Rahul Gandhi's Speech in Lok Sabha, reports ANI

The worst event of mob lynching in Indian history had happened in 1984, Singh says inviting loud shouts of “2002” from behind.

Mob lynching incidents are very unfortunate and I asked state governments to make strictest of laws against it but I would like tell people who are raising these issues that the biggest case of mob lynching happened during 1984 Sikh genocide.

Earlier, more people from security forces used to be killed, but tables have turned against naxalites and insurgents, he says

We never moved a no-confidence motion in ten years when Congress was in power because we understood that the Congress had people's mandate: Union minister Rajnath Singh

With BJD MPs walking out of the Lok Sabha ahead of the no-confidence motion debate against the NDA government, Orissa Congress came down heavily on Biju Janata Dal, reported PTI.

"I have alwyas said this and I reiterate, both these parties (BJD and BJP) are hand-in-glove with each other and have been deceiving Odisha all along. It's Congress Vs BJD+BJP alliance in Odisha," OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik tweeted immediately after BJD announced its walk out decision.

Dubbing the BJD as an "obedient ally" of the BJP, Patnaik said "BJP-BJD's "rishta" (relation) is clear as crystal now.

They think they can fool us with their posturing, but their stand is totally exposed. People of Odisha will never forget that when it comes to delivering a decisive blow to the BJP, BJD chose to walk out."

Opposition BJP also did not appreciate BJD walking out of the Lok Sabha ahead of the debate on the no-confidence motion.

"They should have participated in the debate and put forth Odisha's demand in Parliament. Here, they are shouting on central negligence. But, when they (BJD) get an opportunity to raise the issue at appropriate forum, the BJD people walk out," said BJP state vice-president Samir Mohanty.

Those who are bringing up the no-confidence motion have failed to read people’s confidence in the government, he says

Nischhal prem ki jadoo ki ek jhappi nafrat ki aandhi ko kaise rok sakti hai yeh Rahul Gandhi ji ne dikhaya. Akhir Rahul ji ne Congress ke mohabbat ka aina Modi ji ko dikha hi diya: Randeep Surjewala, Congress

Who is the government working for? This government had come sloganeering about “swadeshi”, but today from defence deals to railways, everything is being privatised, the CPI-M MP says

He is known for his hugs, but this was one hug Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not expecting, reported PTI. Here is the PTI report:

After a no-holds barred and scathing criticism of Modi on several issues including Rafale jet deal today, Congress president Rahul Gandhi walked across the green-carpeted well of Lok Sabha to Modi and hugged him, a gesture which took the Treasury Bench members by surprise.

Gandhi's unexpected gesture, which quickly became a favoured video clip for television channels, came during a debate on no-confidence motion moved by the TDP against the Modi government. Gandhi's speech was frequently disrupted and prompting Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House for 15 minutes. When he resumed his speech, Gandhi continued his attack. Just before wrapping up, he strode over to Modi for the now-famous hug.

Modi initially looked nonplussed and did not stand up to hug him, but recovered quickly and called Gandhi back and patted him on the back. He also appeared to say a few words, which were inaudible. BJP MPs sitting behind Modi watched the brief interaction open-mouthed as the prime minister smiled at Gandhi as he walked back to his seat.

Today, citizens of the country have only one question to the ruling government; ‘Kya hua tera wada’: CPI-M MP Mohammad Salim

Even people in the BJP are unhappy with the government in Uttar Pradesh, he says. America prospered by lifting the farmers, but the BJP government is doing nothing for the farmers in India. Farmers have to be prioritised if India has to grow, he adds

If the government had fulfilled its promises, this day would not have come. They had promised 15 lakh rupees to every household. They have made several promises to the farmers, but its the farmers who are facing the most severe problems with prices of fertilisers also increased. There are more than 2 crore educated youngsters who are unemployed, Mulayam Singh Yadav says

Trinamool MP Saugata Roy mounts a scathing attack on the government over the spate of mob lynchings across the country.

“Our globetrotting PM has spent crores on travelling different countries of the world. What have we achieved out of it,” asks Trinamool MP Saugata Roy

She presents documents saying the deal was signed by the then Defence Minister AK Antony in 2008

They have taught me what it is to be real Hindu, Rahul says in Parliament as he ends his speech. “I know you have a lot of hatred against me. You can call me with whatever name you want. But I don’t have anything against you,” says Rahul and goes on to embrace the PM.

The difference between all of us and PM and the president of the BJP is that they can can not accept losing power, unlike the rest of us. They fear losing power and they crush people out of that fear. PM’s own allies and party members came up and congratulated me on my speech, says Rahul Gandhi

There is no part of the country where Dalits, Adivasis, Women and the minorities are not being crushed. The attack on them is not merely an attack on individuals, but an attack on this house, he says

Attack on the adivasis, minorities and dalits and even women are at an all time high, yet the Prime Minister does not speak a word: Rahul Gandhi

MSP was yet another “jumla” by PM Modi for the farmers. His government provided 10,000 crore to the farmers, we in Karnataka alone have provide the farmers with 34,000 crore, says Rahul

In the middle of a blistering attack by Congress President, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourns house till 1:45 PM amid non-stop ruckus.

Prime Minister has betrayed the armed forces by not taking up the issue of Doklam during his no agenda summit with the Chinese President, Rahul Gandhi slams Modi

“Why a businessman was given a contract of 45,000 crore over HAL even though his company has no expertise and experience on building jets”

The Defence Minister claimed that she could not reveal the details of the Rafale deal due to a secrecy pact with France, but the French President told me that there is no such secrecy pact. “Nirmala Sitaraman lied to the nation after being pressured by PM Modi,”says Rahul

PM Modi had come with a slogan “Na Khaunga, Na Khane dunga”, but when the son of Prime Minister’s friend multiplies his business by 16,000 times, he keeps a mum, raising doubts on the credibility of the PM

The Prime Minister never steps out of his SPG cover and only talks to two to three big businessmen. He is unmoved by the plight of the poor and the disadvantage: Rahul Gandhi

When Congress party was trying to implement GST, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had opposed it. The Congress wanted to get one GST, Modi government went ahead with five types of taxes, says Rahul Gandhi

In other words, only 400 youths are being employed every 24 hours, the Congress president slams Modi government

"This no-confidence motion has not been brought to pull down the Modi government, but to give it a sound thrashing," Sena said in an editorial in Saamna on Friday.

Although the government is patting its back for accepting the no-confidence motion, it had no choice as it could have otherwise led to the washout of the Monsoon session, the editorial claimed.

Stating that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which moved the no-trust motion was once a part of the NDA and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader Raju Shetti, who spearheaded the milk agitation in Maharashtra, was also an ally, the Sena asked the government to "introspect" why they quit the alliance.

"After 25 years of alliance, you (BJP) mistrusted us for your ego. But ultimately the ego was crushed after you faced repeated losses in the by-polls in the country," it said, adding that the BJP has launched efforts to forge an alliance.

The Sena said people have been stabbed in the back on issues ranging from Kashmir to "achhe din", from reducing inflation to scrapping the Nanar refinery project in Maharashtra.

The promise of "achhe din" was a hit election campaign plank of the BJP ahead of the 2014 general elections.

Slamming the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, which faces a no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha today, its ally Shiv Sena said that those ruling the country are "butchers, who save animals but kill humans”, reported PTI.

Rakesh Singh is the former chief whip of the BJP and party's MP from Jabalpur. He is now in charge of BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit for the upcoming state elections

DMK leader M.K. Stalin in a statement said the party would extend "moral support" to the no-confidence motion.

The DMK does not have any member in the Lok Sabha.

The AIADMK with 37 members in the Lok Sabha on Thursday indicated that it might not support the opposition's no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government, reported PTI.

AIADMK Joint Coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami told reporters in Salem that the no-confidence motion was moved by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for issues concerning Andhra Pradesh.

He said when the AIADMK members had stalled Parliament proceedings for 22 days over Cauvery river water sharing, no other party had offered support.

The no-confidence motion may have been moved by the TDP but the Jabalpur MP targeting Congress! Beyond listing schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana, he has invoked PM's name six times already

Listing Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, Singh says he also credits Manmohan Singh government for 10 years to Sonia Gandhi and hence the Gandhi family. Kharge immediately objects

There have been numerous no-confidence motion in the parliament, but this one seems different and its without substance: Rakesh Singh

He grew up graduated in US, is married to daughter of big Telugu actor and one of the richest declared income of 673 crores.

She has already given him half an hour, Sumitra Mahajan points out, and more. He asks for 10 more minutes. The silence on the treasury benches are deafening. The discomfiture evident

Statues are getting more money than the entire capital of AP. The PM is also building a city in Gujarat which is going to be six times the size of Shanghai, reminds Galla

Devolution of funds to states have been increased from 32 to 42%. But the Centre collected Rs 3.25 lakh Crore by way of Cess which remained with the Centre. So, devolution only around 36% of the gross revenue collected, says Galla

Galla raising a host of specific grievances and accusing the PMO of sitting over files for six months

Galla asks if Prime Minister has any commitment to commitments given by his predecessor. Should words of the Prime Minister not be taken seriously, he wonders

People waited for four years for Mr Modi to save Andhra Pradesh but the Prime Minister and his government did nothing even though he had given an assurance four years: Galla

Mallikarjun Kharge cites precedence to say that the House has debated no-confidence motion for a day, two days and even for three days. He requests the Speaker to relax the time limit for speakers. Sumitra Mahajan gently reminds him that time is in the hands of the Lord!

Time allotted for no-confidence motion debate to various parties:

• BJP gets three hours 33 minutes
• Congress gets 38 minutes
• AIADMK gets 29 minutes
• Trinamool Congress gets -27 minutes
• BJD gets 15 minutes
• Shiv Sena gets 14 minutes, TDP gets 13 minutes
• TRS gets nine minutes
• CPIM gets seven minutes
• Samajwadi Party
• NCP get six minutes
• LJSP will get five minutes