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‘No objection’: BS Yeddyurappa up for Karnataka floor test challenge
“We have no objection to No Confidence Motion. We will wait until Monday. On Monday, we are ready to face the No Confidence Motion,” said BS Yeddyurappa, who hopes to come back as Karnataka chief minister.
Updated on May 31, 2020 04:45 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Rahul Gandhi ‘missed a great opportunity’ in his speech: ArunJaitley
Arun Jaitley challenged claims made by Rahul Gandhi in his speech during the debate on the no-confidence motion and criticised him for quoting a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Rafale deal.
Updated on Jul 21, 2018 10:49 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Watch live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to no-confidence debate
Congress president Rahul Gandhi took on the government over a range of issues during the no-confidence motion debate and accused PM Modi of facilitating monetary benefits for “his businessmen friends” and then went on to surprise everybody by hugging the PM.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 09:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi on Rafale; France says can’t reveal details on sensitive deals
Rahul Gandhi alleged that defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman had spoken “untruth” “under pressure from Modi” when she claimed that the Indian government could not reveal details of the deal due to a confidentiality clause in the agreement with France.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 07:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Rahul Gandhi is wrong on Rafale deal, Nirmala Sitharaman cites Macron interview to assert secrecy clause
During the debate on no-confidence motion, Sitharaman said the India-France agreement to buy the fighter jets was signed in 2008 by the then-defence minister A K Antony and it had the confidentiality clause.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 06:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Movies, Munnabhai and hugplomacy: All during the Lok Sabha debate
Congress president Rahul Gandhi ended his sharpest attack on the prime minister from the floor of the House with a hug and a wink.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 07:19 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Maintain dignity of House, Speaker raps Rahul Gandhi for hugging Modi
During the no-confidence motion debate, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that there is a decorum to the prime minister’s post and every member must maintain it.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 08:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
No-confidence motion: A trustworthy instrument to make govts accountable
The no-confidence motion will be the first since the BJP-led NDA government came to power four years ago. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision to accept the motion moved by former BJP ally TDP and others came on the first day of the Monsoon session.
Published on Jul 19, 2018 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Vinod Sharma
No-confidence motion: Shiv Sena withdraws whip to MPs to vote for Modi govt
The Shiv Sena said it will take a decision on whom to vote for during the no-confidence motion by the Opposition on Friday morning.
Updated on Jul 19, 2018 08:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent