No-Confidence Motion in Lok Sabha Against NDA Government Defeated; 326 MPs Voted 'No', 126 'Ayes': Highlights

In the voting held after the conclusion of the debate on no-confidence motion, 325 MPs voted 'no', whereas, 126 lawmakers voted 'ayes'. "The no-trust vote has, thereby, been defeated," Speaker Sumitra Maharajan announced as she adjourned the House. Thank you for staying tuned with the live coverage!

The Opposition has been defeated by the ruling BJP and allies in the voice vote held on the no-trust motion following the debate.

"I would like to thank the Prime Minister for his speech. His speech was akin to a scene from a Bollywood blockbuster. It was similar to 2014, when people of this nation were betrayed by the fancy speeches and hollow promises," said TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas, who had moved the no-confidence motion taken up for discussion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ended his speech. In the concluding lines, he assured the people of Andhra Pradesh of "full cooperation from the Centre" for the state's development.

PM Modi said violence is unacceptable in any form and asked the state governments to enact stringent laws to curb lynchings and mob violence incidents.

Modi said the banks were mismanaged under the Congress rule, to the extent where the lending operations were nearly paralysed due to unethical loans extended to unqualified buyers. "Loans were given over the phone in the Congress rule. This is how the NPAs were spread during this period," he said.

Modi said the erstwhile government led by Congress had fooled the farmers for 10 years under its rule. "We have finally fulfilled the demand to raise the minimum support prices by 150 per cent," he added.

PM Modi said his government is binded by the 14th Finance Commission, and, hence, could not grant the special status to Andhra Pradesh. "But we had prepared a special financial package which would had similarly expedited development in the state...The TDP, however, took U-turn to hide its own shortfalls," Modi said.

PM Modi said his party had opposed the division of Andhra Pradesh as it was bound to cause financial hardships. "At the time, I had said that we are trying to kill the mother (Andhra) for the birth of the child (Telangana). And it was the former government responsible for this, which closed the doors of Rajya Sabha and demarcated the state," he said.

On Rahul Gandhi's claim that the Prime Minister will not be able to look eye-to-eye with him, Modi said, "He is right. Who am I to look into the eyes of a dynast. I'm born to a poor mother in a backward caste. I'm a worker, he's a dynast. Don't we know the fate of those who looked eye to eye with the (Nehru-Gandhi) family. We know what happened to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Morarji Desai, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Chandrashekhar and Pranab Mukherjee."

The Prime Minister said Rahul Gandhi's allegations in Rafale has caused a major embarrassment for the nation, as not only the Indian government, but the French counterpart was also forced to issue a statement and counter the "baseless accusations".

Attacking former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Modi told the House he read a statement in the newspaper where the Opposition leader said they had the numbers. "Where are the numbers? I want to ask now," he said.

Reacting to Congress president Rahul Gandhi's claim that the Army was asked by the PM to back-off from Doklam, Modi said his remarks void of facts are causing an embarrassment to the nation. "Avoid childish remarks," he added.

PM Modi said he is a bhakt of Lord Shiva and will pray to him that the Congress is blessed with so much strength that they are able to bring another no-confidence motion after the next Lok Sabha polls.

Continuing his tirade against the Congress, Modi said the party has lost confidence in all democratic institutions. "They have no-confidence in the judiciary. They have no confidence in the RBI. They have no-confidence in the Election Commission. The reality is that they do not have confidence even in themselves," Modi said.

Prime Minister said his government laid emphasis on technology, despite facing opposition, in order to "plunge the loopholes in the system". "This prevented graft and leakage of subsidies sent for the poor," he said.

"It is this government that is bringing a scheme like Ayushman Bharat that will give best quality healthcare to the poor," PM Modi said. The scheme, proposed during the Budget Session, intends to cover every household with an insurance of upto Rs 10 lakh.

TDP lawmakers have raised "we want justice slogans" amid the ongoing speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi said his government has brought 5 crore people out of poverty in the last four years. Nearly 3 crore people have been benefited through the Ujjwala Yojana with LPG connections.

Prime Minister Modi reiterated his vision of "sabka saath, sabka vikas", saying his government is committed towards the all section of the populace, including the tribals and Dalits. "We made no electoral calculation while extending electricity to the remotest parts of the nation inhabited by our tribal brothers and sisters," he said.