Monsoon Session: Oppn's no-confidence motion against Modi govt accepted, discussion date yet to be decided

The Congress party has issued a three-line whip for its Rajya Sabha MPs asking them to be present in Parliament on July 27.

This no-confidence motion has not been brought by Indian National Congress alone. It is the collective motion of the entire 'INDIA' alliance and its constituent parties, said Congress MP Manish Tewari.

John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, arrives in Parliament during his five-day visit to India.

Rajya Sabha passes bill to give tribal status to Hattee community in Himachal Pradesh.

BJP leaders staged a protest outside Parliament against Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot with 'red diaries'. Sacked Rajasthan minister & Congress leader Rajendra Gudha had mentioned a 'red diary'.

The proceedings of the Lok Sabha have been adjourned till Thursday, 11 am.

The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 passed in Lok Sabha. 

Six bills, including the one to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid protests by opposition members over the violence in Manipur. Soon after laying of papers, Speaker Om Birla asked Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai to introduce the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023. Manish Tewari of the Congress opposed the introduction of the bill, claiming the House lacked "legislative competence" to do so.

The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 2 pm. 

As the Congress party has moved a No-Confidence Motion against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government, have a look at the numbar game in the Lok Sabha.

Total Seats: 543 | Vacant: 06 | Effective Strength: 537

Modi government: 331 (including the Lok Sabha Speaker)

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 301
• Shiv Sena (Shinde): 13
• Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP): 05
• Apna Dal Soneylal (ADS): 02 
• Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas): 01
• Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar): 01
• All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU): 01
• Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP): 01
• Naga People's Front (NPF): 01
• National People's Party (NPP): 01
• Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM): 01
• Mizo National Front (MNF): 01
• Independents (Sumalatha and Navneet Kaur Rana): 02

Backing Modi govt on No-Confidence Motion:
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP): 22

Opposition 'INDIA' bloc: 142

• Indian National Congress (INC): 50
• Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK): 24
• Trinamool Congress (TMC): 23
• Janata Dal United (JDU): 16
• Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray): 06
• Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Sharad Pawar): 04
• Samajwadi Party (SP): 03
• Indian Union Muslim League (IUML): 03
• Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC): 03
• Communist Party of India (Marxist): 03
• Communist Party of India (CPI): 02
• Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): 01
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM): 01
• Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP): 01
• Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK): 01
• Kerala Congress (Mani): 01

Backing Opposition on No-Confidence Motion:
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS): 09

Undecided: 33

Biju Janata Dal (BJD): 12
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP): 09
Telugu Desam Party (TDP): 03
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM): 02
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD): 02
Janata Dal Secular (JDS): 01
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP): 01
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF): 01
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar): 01
Independent (Heera Saraniya): 01

Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering by the Opposition MPs who are demanding the PM's presence in the House for discussion on Manipur.

The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha have been postponed till 12 pm amid massive sloganeering by the Opposition leaders over the Manipur incident. 

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that he was "disrespected" in the House. "My mic was turned off. Turning off my mic is like hurting my self-esteem," he added. 

Speaking about the Opposition's no-confidence motion against the government, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that the Prime Minister must speak on the Manipur issue. He also claimed that the PM is "afraid" of the Opposition's unity. 

The proceedings of the Lok Sabha have been adjourned till 12 pm amid continued uproar over the Manipur issue. 

The Congress party has given a no-confidence motion notice against the government to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. 

CPI MP Binoy Viswam that this no-confidence motion is a political move with a political purpose. "It's a political move which will bring results...The No Confidence Motion will compel him (Prime Minister) to come to the Parliament. We need a discussion on the issues of the country, especially on Manipur, inside the Parliament. Forget the numbers, they know the numbers and we know the numbers...," he added. 

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi claimed that people have confidence in PM Modi and the BJP. "They brought a no-confidence motion in the last term as well. People of this country taught them a lesson," he added. 

Congress MP Manish Tewari has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss the Manipur situation. DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, Congress MPs Rajeev Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan and AAP MP Ragha Chadha have given suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and demand discussion on Manipur situation.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi to file a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government in the Lok Sabha. 

The motion for election to the council of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore will be moved by the government in the Rajya Sabha.

The Central Government is likely to introduce the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha. It aims to provide for the inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the state of Himachal Pradesh. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will move the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha in the second half of the session, on Wednesday, for its consideration and passage.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to move for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav will also move that the Bill further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, as reported by the Joint Committee, be taken into consideration, according to Lok Sabha.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh to make statements regarding the status of implementation of the Recommendations/ Observations contained in the 126th, and 127th Report of the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on Demands for Grants (2023-2024) pertaining to the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.