India’s lower house of parliament is expected to debate and vote next week a rare no confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the deadly violence in Manipur, a move that won’t impact the administration’s stability.
(Bloomberg) — India’s lower house of parliament is expected to debate and vote next week a rare no confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the deadly violence in Manipur, a move that won’t impact the administration’s stability.
The government wants to discuss and reply on the no confidence motion during August 8-10, according to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a leader of the main opposition Congress party and a member of the chamber’s business advisory committee.
The no confidence vote doesn’t pose a threat to the government because of its overwhelming majority in the lower house of parliament, but the debate will offer an opportunity to the opposition to corner the government on sensitive issues such as women’s safety ahead of the upcoming crucial elections.
Sexual Assault Renews Focus on Ethnic Conflict in Indian State
A horrifying video of two women being paraded naked and allegedly raped has renewed focus on the ethnic violence in the northeastern state that has killed more than 150 people and displaced 50,000 since early May. The violence centers around tensions between the area’s minority tribal groups and majority Meitei Hindus over affirmative action policies.
The Opposition parties used the assault on the two women to move the no confidence motion against the federal government in parliament.
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