Amid a stalemate in Parliament over the Manipur violence issue, Congress today, July 26 moved a no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha. When the House met after the first adjournment at 12 Noon, party MP Gaurav Gogoi moved a no-confidence motion in the House. 

Speaker Om Birla admitted the motion saying that he will discuss it with the leaders of all political parties and inform about the appropriate time to take up the discussion on the motion. Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi asserted that people have confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. Talking to the reporters outside Parliament, he said, the opposition had brought a no-confidence motion in the last term as well and people had taught them a lesson.