New Delhi, July 24 : Both the Janata Dal (United) and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) today expelled two of their MP’s for violating the party whip in the vote of confidence on July 22.
The UPA Government won the trust vote by 275 to 256.
In the July 22 trust vote won by the UPA Government by a margin of 19 votes, as many as 21 MPs belonging to different political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress cross-voted. Ten members remained absent or abstained from voting.
New Delhi, July 24: Bharatiya Janata Party activists today attacked the residence of expelled party MP Chandrabhan Singh who voted in favour of the Government.
About 100 people stormed into the North Avenue residence of the Lok Sabha member from Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) around 11 am when Singh was present in his house.
Shouting slogans praising BJP Chief Rajnath Singh and Senior Leader L K Advani, the activists broke window panes and flower pots, besides barging into the drawing room of the MP''s official residence.
New Delhi, July 18 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is sensing an opportunity to bring down the UPA Government during the trust vote on July 22, a chance it had been waiting for over four years.
Mumbai,New Delhi, July 9 : The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance met at opposition leader L K Advani’s residence on Wednesday, and demanded that the UPA Government should be asked to prove its majority within a week.
The NDA decided to approach President Pratibha Patil in case the trust vote doesn’t take place soon. It also demanded that a special session of Parliament be convened at the earliest.
Earlier, the BJP alleged the timing of Left parties'''' withdrawal of support to the government was “suspicious” as they waited till the Congress clinched a deal with the Samajwadi Party to save the ruling dispensation.
New Delhi, July 24 : Both the Janata Dal (United) and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) today expelled two of their MP’s for violating the party whip in the vote of confidence on July 22.
New Delhi, July 24: Bharatiya Janata Party activists today attacked the residence of expelled party MP Chandrabhan Singh who voted in favour of the Government.
New Delhi, July 14 : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ
New Delhi, July 11 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest here today against the unrel
Mumbai,New Delhi, July 9 : The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance met at opposition leader L K Advani’s residence on Wednesday, and demanded that the UPA Government should be asked to prove its majority within a week.
