26.11.12

Didi's No Confidence Motion fails


Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee faced a major embarrassment in the Lok Sabha when her party’s bid to move a no-confidence motion against the government fell ignominiously due a lack of numbers amid jeers from the ruling coalition benches.
The motion, moved by Trinamool leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, was rejected by Speaker Meira Kumar as it did not get the required support of 50 MPs. Once the Speaker’s call for members to stand up and signal their support saw just the TMC crowd and three members of the BJD responding, the motion was deemed to have been defeated.
The outcome, along with clear signs that the SP and BSP don’t wish to yank the rug from under the UPA’s feet, underlined that the government continues to have the safety of numbers in the Lok Sabha.
Trinamool’s plight could have been worse had the BJD not offered token support in response to an urgent entreaty conveyed by Bandyopadhyay on Thursday morning.

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