The Congress on Wednesday will move a no-confidence motion against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jannayak Janata Party-led gove...
The Congress on Wednesday will move a no-confidence motion against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jannayak Janata Party-led government of Haryana amid widespread anger over the new agricultural laws, NDTV reported. The motion will be brought up in the Assembly during the ongoing Budget session.
Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the government had lost the trust of the people because of its “anti-people” decisions. He also accused the JJP of clinging to power at the cost of farmers.
In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party has 40 seats, along with the support of 10 Jannayak Party MLAs and five Independent legislators. The Congress has 31 seats. Two seats in the Assembly are vacant and the majority mark is 45.
Hooda claimed that the odds were stacked against the BJP and the JJP as two Independent MLAs have withdrawn their support to the government. “Some MLAs of their alliance party said this is the most corrupt government,” he added. “We will get to know who stands with whom when we will bring in the no-confidence motion against the Manohar Lal Khattar government.”
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the JJP, however, claimed that there was no threat to their coalition government. “It will last its...
