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Monsoon Session of Parliament, Day 4: Live updates

The no-confidence motion against the Centre was opposed by 325 lawmakers, while 126 MPs voted in its favour in a total count of 451 votes. 

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The Parliament reassembles on Monday for the first time after the no-confidence motion against the Centre was defeated in the Lok Sabha. The motion was opposed by 325 lawmakers, while 126 MPs voted in its favour in a total count of 451 votes. Replying to the no-confidence motion, PM Narendra Modi had said that the Opposition's negativity and its anti-development stand had been fully exposed. The PM said that the no-confidence motion is a rouse to keep their (Opposition) flock together. "Their only aim is to remove a 'single Modi'," said the PM. 

23 July 2018
13:44 IST

Congress will be moving a privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha over the controversial Rafale deal. Despite France refuting Rahul Gandhi's remarks over the Rafale deal and confirming that the information is protected under secrecy agreements, the Congress chief had on Sunday hit out at the Centre for refusing to divulge the details. Rahul had hit out at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi for maintaining secrecy about the deal which he termed as a 'scam'. 

11:32 IST

Justifying their protests despite the no-confidence motion being defeated in Lok Sabha, TDP said that PM Narendra Modi did not answer their questions. "We had been moving the no confidence motion for entire second half of budget session, finally the discussion took place but PM didn't bother to answer any of our questions. We heard the same statements so nothing has changed for us, there is no option rather than to protest," TDP MP Jayadev Galla said.

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