NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday has slammed "saviours of government" after rejection of no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha. Earlier, an attempt by former UPA ally to bring a no-confidence motion against the government over FDI in retail failed in the Lok Sabha for want of requisite numbers.
Mamata Banerjee's party moved the motion as soon as Parliament met for the winter session but Speaker Meira Kumar disallowed it as it could not muster the required support of 50 members.
The motion, first in the current Lok Sabha, was moved by Trinamool Congress parliamentary party leader Sudip Bandopadhyay and was supported by BJD.
However, it lacked the support of the required 50 members as only TMC's 18 members and BJD's three members supported.
Moving the motion, Bandopadhyay said, "This House expresses want of confidence in the Council of Ministers over its decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail as it is going to harm millions of small businesses."
The Speaker asked all those supporting the motion to stand up.
Amidst chants of "shame shame" from Congress benches, TMC members stood up and there was a verbal clash too.
On seeing the lack of adequate support, the Speaker said, "The motion does not have the leave of the House."
The Speaker asked all those supporting the motion to stand up. Amidst chants of "shame shame" from Congress benches, TMC members stood up and there was a verbal clash too.
On seeing the lack of adequate support, Kumar said, "The motion does not have the leave of the House".
Before the House assembled, Trinamool MPs held dharna outside Parliament House.
Pressing for a discussion on FDI in retail under a rule that entails voting, leader of the opposition Sushma Swaraj said the government has shown contempt for the assurances given by then finance minister Pranab Mukherjee who is now the President of India.
Swaraj said a vote on the issue would show that people of the country were against the move which would affect small traders.
She accused the government of committing "gross insult" of Parliament by not fulfilling its assurance of taking the House into confidence on the issue.
The day saw two adjournments of the Lok Sabha while the Rajya Sabha called it a day after one adjournment.
Agitated members of SP, BSP and Trinamool Congress stormed the well in the Lower House and BSP and Trinamool in the Upper House.
Members of Mamata Banerjee's party, which was part of the Congress-led UPA till two months back, also raised anti- government slogans and chanted "corrupt government go" and "withdraw decision on FDI".
Left members staged protests in the aisles on the FDI issue.
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