No-confidence motion: Rahul Gandhi hugs Modi and later winks in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government moved by the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hoped that MPs will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive debate. On Friday Rahul Gandhi went on PM Modi's seat and he Rahul Gandhi hugs Modi and later winks in Lok Sabha

"Today is an important day in our parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive, comprehensive and disruption-free debate.

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"We owe this to the people and the makers of our Constitution. India will be watching us closely," Modi said ahead of the no trust vote in the House.

The opposition-sponsored move came during the opening day of the monsoon session.

The government has expressed confidence of defeating the motion.

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Here’s the time allotted to each party for the debate:

BJP: 3 hours, 33 minutes

Congress: 38 minutes

AIADMK: 29 minutes

Trinamool Congress: 27 minutes

Biju Janata Dal: 15 minutes

Shiv Sena: 14 minutes

Telugu Desam Party: 13 minutes

Telangana Rashtra Samithi: 9 minutes

CPI(M): 7 minutes

SP: 6 minutes

NCP: 6 minutes

LJSP: 5 minutes

Here are the updates:

• Nirmala Sitharaman begins her speech.
• Rahul Gandhi concluded his speech.
• Speaker Sumitra Mahajan asked the MPs to follow rules of the House.
• Proceedings of LS has been resumed.
• LS adjourned till 13455 hours.
• Ananth Kumar asked Rahul to show the proof if he has it.
• PM Narendra Modi laughs after Rahul Gandhi says 'Pradhanmantri apni aankh meri aankh mein nahi daal sakte'
• Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar cites the rules of the House, says that allegations cannot be made against members of the House without prior permission from the Speaker.
• Nirmala Sitharaman has raised objection to Rahul Gandhi's statement on the Rafael deal.
• LS Speaker stated that after Rahul Gandhi, Nirmala Sitharaman will be given chance to speak in the house.
• This is Rahul Gandhi's first speech after July 28, 2016 in Lok Sabha.
• Singh concluded his speech with a shayari.
• BJP MP Anurag Thakur stood up and said that if Congress keeps interrupting, they will not let Rahul Gandhi speak.
• "Today, if, Rahul Gandhi speaks for 15 minutes that too without fumbling and any mistake, then the Earth would definitely shake. In Fact, it will dance. (Agar aaj Rahul ji bina padhe, bina fumble kare, bina ghalti kare 15 minute bolenge toh dharti zaroor hilegi, hilegi bhi kya, nachegi),"Paresh Rawal,BJP MP
• Speech of Jayadev Galla concluded. Now BJP MP Rakesh Singh is next to speak.
• MPs of Shiv Sena not to attend the Lok Sabha today.
• TDP MP Jayadev Galla begins the discussion. He stated, " The saga of Andhra Pradesh during this Modi-Shah regime has been a regime of unfulfilled promises."
• Ahead of No-confidence motion, Biju Janata Dal walks out the Lok Sabha.
• Lok Sabha proceedings begin.
• Shiv Sena would not participate in voting in Lok Sabha.
• Shiv Sena Parliamentary party meeting underway ahead of No-Confidence Motion.
• BJP President Amit Shah arrives in Parliament.
• Congress president Rahul Gandhi expected to speak at 1130 hours. Congress has been alloted the time of 38 minutes to speak in the house.

Here is what TDP MP Jayadev Galla stated:

• PM Modi on whom we had immense faith has betrayed and deceived the people of the state.
• You are (Prime Minister) singing a different tune which people of Andhra Pradesh are keenly observing and they would give a befitting reply in coming election. BJP will be decimated in Andhra Pradesh the way Congress was, if people of Andhra Pradesh are cheated. Mr. Prime Minister, it's not a threat, it's a 'shraap'.
• While campaigning in Andhra Pradesh, PM Mod has said that Congress killed the mother and saved the child. Had I have been there, I would have saved the mother too. People of Andhra have waited for four long years for him to save their mother.
• This is not a war between TDP and BJP, it is between morality and majority.
• The saga of Andhra Pradesh during this Modi-Shah regime has been a regime of unfulfilled promises.

Here is what BJP MP Rakesh Singh stated:

• Singh concluded his speech with a shayari.
• Uproar in Lok sabha as the BJP MP Rakesh Singh speaks.
• BJP and NDA government will retain power in 2019, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Manmohan Singh had said that minorities have the first right on country's resources. However, Prime Minister Modi gave new direction by saying that first right on country's resources is of the poor.
• Congress has done the politics of Corruption since 48 years.
• The entire country has seen Karnataka Chief Minister Kumaraswamy crying. We all heard what said about swallowing poison after standing with the Congress.
• TDP's motion cannot be called a no-confidence motion. There is no reason for it.

Here is what Rahul Gandhi stated:

• We see, dailts, minorities, backward class people are beaten, thrashed, killed but prime Minister opt to be quote. Why don't he speak against it?
• The prime minister and the president of the BJP can simply not afford to lose power. The moment they lose power, other processes will start against them. Hence, there is fear, there is anger. This anger is being passed onto the country.
• Rahul Gandhi went on PM Modi's seat and hugged him.

• PM Modi and Amit Shah did not want to leave the party because as soon as they will resign, strict actions will be taken against them.
• In the entire history, India , for the first time, is unsafe to provide safety to its women.
• Fuel prices are going up in India, since PM Narendra Modi has to fill the pockets of his industrialist 'friends
• Rahul Gandhi has said that the PM cannot waive off loans for farmers but he will do it for industrialists for sure.
• Defence Minister said there is secrecy pact with France on Rafale deal. I personally met the Prime Minister of France and asked him if any such pact existed, he clearly denied saying that there was no deal signed between the countries.
• You are the victim of a 21st-century political weapon & you are not the only one. The political weapon is called the 'jumla strike': Congress President Rahul Gandhi to TDP in Lok Sabha.
• Modi does not interact with small shopkeepers, he only maintains his contact with his industrialist friends.
• Modi does not have place for shopkeepers and poor people in his heart.

Here is what Nirmala Sitharaman stated

• Secrecy agreement with France was signed in 2008 and Rafale deal was also covered in it.
• President of France has made a statement during an interview that the details of the Rafale deal is classified.

Let us know which parties are in support of PM Modi and which parties are against the government of BJP

Parties which are in Favour including their number of Members of Parliament:

Akali Dal- 4

LJP-6

JDU-2

Apna Dal-2

RLSP-3

Other parties-6

Parties which are against including their number of Members of Parliament:

Congress-48

TDP-16

AAP-4

CPM

SP-7

Here are the parties who have not yet decided whether they are in favour or against the BJP Government:

AIADMK-37

TRS-11

BJD-20

TMC-34

NCP-7

UDF-3

RJD-4

It is worth mentioning that Shiv Sena has decided not to vote.