12:10 pm: We Are Only Demanding The Rights Of The People Of AP, Says Jayadev Galla
Concluding his speech, Jayadev Galla demands justice for the people of AP. He says, "The BJP has been delaying and colluding with the rival parties of Andhra Pradesh."
"We are not asking to turn the clock back, but do justice to Andhra Pradesh," he says. He quotes Sardar Vallabbhai Patel saying -- "It will be a folly to ignore realities".
11:51 am: TDP's Jayadev Galla Threatens Modi Govt With 'Shraap'
You're (PM) singing a different tune which people of AP are keenly observing & they would give a befitting reply in coming polls. BJP will be decimated in AP the way Congress was if ppl of AP are cheated. Mr PM, it's not a threat,it's a 'shraap': Jayadev Galla #NoConfidenceMotionpic.twitter.com/howKPNmCRh
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:30 am: Shiv Sena MPs To Stay Absent From Lok Sabha Today
#NoConfidenceMotion: Shiv Sena MPs will not attend Lok Sabha today pic.twitter.com/pnNpyloHjy
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
When asked if they will they will participate in the discussion on the no-confidence motion they told ANI:
#WATCH Anandrao Adsul, Lok Sabha MP from Shiv Sena on being asked whether his party will take part in #NoConfidenceMotion debate & voting says 'We are boycotting parliamentary work today and haven't even signed our attendance' pic.twitter.com/iHu3d2O7vu
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
11:20 am: Modi Has Betrayed The People Of Andhra Pradesh, Says TDP MP Jayadev Galla
TDP MP Jayadev Galla, TDP begins debate in Parliament. He says the Modi government has betrayed the people of Andhra Pradesh by ignoring the people in the state.
The saga of Andhra Pradesh during this Modi-Shah regime is a saga of empty promises: Jayadev Galla,TDP in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotionpic.twitter.com/OmlGBHjFkd
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
He says when AP was divided, it was done in an undemocratic way, amid loud objection.
11:10 am: BJD Walks Out Of Parliament
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) walks out of the Lok Sabha ahead of #NoConfidenceMotionpic.twitter.com/0fKHuRZGju
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
#NewsAlert | BJD stages a walkout from Lok Sabha, says 'we won't participate' #NoConfidenceMotion
— India TV (@indiatvnews) July 20, 2018
11:09 am: Lok Sabha Proceedings Begin
Lok Sabha proceedings begin for the day. #NoConfidenceMotion#MonsoonSessionpic.twitter.com/0tFSvB7L5j
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
10:30 am: Rajnath Singh, Rakesh Singh Among Others To Speak In Lok Sabha For The Government
As the government gears up to make a case for itself in the Parliament today ahead of the no-confidence motion debate and voting, reports suggest that Rajnath Singh, Rakesh Singh, Virendra Singh Mast and Arjun Ram Meghwal will speak today.
Rajnath Singh, Rakesh Singh, Virendra Singh Mast and Arjun Ram Meghwal to speak from the government on #NoConfidenceMotion in Lok Sabha today
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
9:30 am: Important Day For Parliamentary Democracy, Says PM Modi Ahead Of Voting In Parliament
The vote for the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre will play out in Parliament today.
The session that will begin at 11 am will likely see speeches from the prime minister himself and Opposition leader and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Early in the morning, Modi took to Twitter to express confidence calling it an important day for democracy:
Today is an important day in our Parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive, comprehensive & disruption free debate. We owe this to the people & the makers of our Constitution. India will be watching us closely.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 20, 2018
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had accepted the opposition motion on Wednesday, at the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament.
The BJP has said that it will win the trust vote, but all eyes will be on the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu and the Biju Janata Dal in Odisha, to see how they vote.
Also read: No Confidence Motion Against Modi Government Is Not About Numbers, But A War Of Words
The government and the opposition parties will both be given a chance to speak. The Opposition is likely to take on the government over lynchings, polarisation in the country and unfulfilled poll promises.
NDTV reported that BJP has been allotted a time slot of 3 hours and 33 minutes to speak in the House. Meanwhile the Telegu Desam Party, that moved the motion, has been given 13 minutes.
The NDTV report said that AIADMK has been allotted 29 minutes and the Trinamool Congress 15 minutes.