LS accepts Cong, NCP, TDP's no-trust motion on Andhra special status
July 18, 2018  12:21
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepts the no-trust motion raised by the Congress, TDP and NCP on the special status demand for Andhra Pradesh.


The monsoon session got off to a stormy start immediately after the oath taking by new members. Opposition MPs staged a protest in the well of the house. In presence of the Prime Minister, the members started shouting slogans of   "We want justice" - a reference to the special status demanded by Andhra Pradesh.


The notice is an extension of the TDP's demand for special financial status to Andhra Pradesh that provoked Chandrababu Naidu's party to pull out of the NDA government earlier this year.


The lawmakers of Andhra Pradesh's opposition YSR Congress held a protest outside parliament demanding special status for the state.


The no-trust motion does not endanger the BJP-led government, which has 273 members in the Lok Sabha, far over the half-way mark. And then, there are its allies. But the motion is seen as an opportunity to make a point and possibly nudge fence sitters such as the Biju Janata Dal to choose a side.
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