Chandrababu Naidu's TDP recently quit the NDA alliance
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party, which broke away from the Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance, had to pitch for
a no-confidence motion against the government in Lok Sabha today over the demand for special status for Andhra Pradesh. TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu had sent a notice after his arch-rival Jagan Mohan Reddy of the YSR Congress demanded a trust vote. A trust vote has to be backed by 50 members to be admitted. The TDP and YSR combined have 23 members in total and would require the support of other parties. The Left and Congress have already said they would support the motion.
Here are the updates from today's parliament session:
YSR Congress has again given a notice for no-confidence vote for tomorrow.
"We have been fighting for Telanagana cause from the beginning. As a new state, our population is different, so we want to have own set of reservations in the state. Why should India have different laws for different states?" TRS MP AP Jithender Reddy told ANI.
"I am in the opposition. Whatever the opposition does, I will do the same," National Conference's Farooq Abdullah was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on no-confidence vote.
"We want a discussion on the issue of no-confidence motion and we appeal to everyone that there should be discussion," Union Minister Rajnath Singh was quoted as saying in Lok Sabha by news agency ANI.
"I am duty bound to bring the no-confidence motion... But cannot do that unless the house is in order," Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said.
Lok Sabha session resumed at 12 pm following disruptions. However, amid chaos, the session was adjourned for the day.
Following disruptions in the lower house of the parliament for the 11th consecutive day, Lok Sabha resumes.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow after protests by TDP and AIADMK MPs.
We will neither support the Government nor the Opposition, we will abstain: Arvind Sawant, Shiv Sena MP on no confidence motion budget session in the House.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 pm after uproar in the House.
We are ready to face no-confidence motion as we have support in the House. We are confident : Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar
We will move no confidence motion, have talked to opposition parties including TMC, Congress and Samajwadi Party. YSRCP is just doing politics, they are not concerned about welfare of state: Thota Narsimham, TDP Lawmaker.
"Our priority is constitution of a Cauvery Management Board by centre. We are not bothered about the no-confidence motion brought by TDP," says AIADMK's Dr P Venugopal
Will wait and watch. Will also have to see if speaker allows the no confidence motion or rejects it. TDP has its own state issues and we welcome them. As of now we have not decided yet on no confidence motion, Uddhav ji will take a call: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena.
RJD's JP Yadav has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over recent 'communal incidents of violence in Araria, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga': Reports news agency ANI
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) issues whip to its MPs, directs them to attend parliament till the end of the budget session.
When efforts to persuade the centre failed, the TDP pulled its two ministers out of the central government. On Friday, Mr Naidu announced that the TDP was pulling out of the NDA and the party would bring a no-confidence separately against the centre.
The TDP is facing extreme pressure from opposition parties in the state like the YSR Congress -- which has been accusing Chandrababu Naidu of failing the state -- ahead of the assembly elections and the national election next year.
Despite numerous meetings with the central leadership, Chandrababu Naidu remained unsuccessful in getting the recognition for his state. Arun Jaitley said special status, which allows a state huge financial grants and schemes, has been scrapped for all but the hill states and the northeastern states by the 14th Finance Commission.
The TDP has been on the warpath since last month, saying they have received little in the union budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley. The party has been unhappy since the demand for special category status for Andhra Pradesh - promised by the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh during the bifurcation of Telangana in 2014 -- was turned down by the government.