The ‘INDIA’ coalition has announced a massive attack on the Narendra Modi administration: a no-confidence motion, less than 10 days after its establishment.
Following a conference of the 26-party INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) members, this choice was made. Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the Congress, started preliminary discussions on this plan on Monday by reaching out to a few opposition party leaders.
Congressman Gaurav Gogoi submitted the motion on Wednesday. The selection of Gogoi is crucial since Manipur will be a major issue in the motion and he is one of the Congress’s most significant figures in the Northeast.
What is the underlying strategy of INDIA?
It is an amazing coincidence that the last motion for a vote of no-confidence was introduced in the 2018 Monsoon Session, precisely five years ago. The Telugu Desam Party, which had left the NDA a few months prior, was the one that started it back then.
The primary goal of the INDIA alliance is to force Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address their accusations on topics that he frequently avoids, particularly the current bloodshed in Manipur.
How come it’s a gamble?
First of all, the Lok Sabha is unfavorable to the Opposition in terms of numbers. In the Lok Sabha, which has 141 seats and a total membership of 537, there are representatives from INDIA. The NDA is higher than 320. Even if INDIA is able to secure support from a few other Opposition parties, the motion’s outcome is certain.
The coalition’s second danger is the possibility that the government may use this motion’s defeat to deflect additional criticism. Lack of weaponry is the Opposition’s third issue.
Poor Public Speakers
The Lok Sabha opposition is likewise seriously lacking in weaponry. Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified, prominent Congressmen like Mallikarjun Kharge and P Chidambaram are members of the Rajya Sabha, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the party’s leader in the lower House, has a history of gaffes.
It will be very difficult for the opposition to present powerful Hindi speakers. There is no representation for the RJD in the House. Both SP’s Akhilesh Yadav and AAP’s Bhagwant Mann, who are both excellent Hindi speakers, left their seats to run in the 2022 Assembly elections. Azam Khan of SP, who was also a strong speaker, had left and was subsequently disqualified.
