leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Ajay Singh has requested Speaker Ishwardas Rohani to make arrangements for live telecast of the debate to be held on the No-Confidence Motion proposed by the main opposition party.
Singh met the Speaker on Tuesday along with a delegation of Congress legislators and submitted an application making the request.
In the application the opposition leaders had stated that common people should know what their representatives do in the House.
live telecast of the debate on no-confidence motion will provide an opportunity to the people to know the issues raised by opposition and the response of the government on these issues which is their right, he had stated in the letter.
Singh also said that live telecast of the no-confidence motion debate will lay down a healthy precedent in the State Assembly. Earlier, the Madhya Pradesh Assembly admitted the notice of no-confidence motion moved by the leader of Opposition, Ajay Singh for discussion.
The motion stating ‘This House expresses no-confidence in the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’ was moved by Ajay following which Speaker Ishwardas Rohani admitted it for discussion.
The discussion on the motion will begin from July 11. This will be second no-confidence motion moved by the leader of Opposition in the State Assembly.
The earlier motion was moved by him in November 2011, which was defeated on the floor of the House after an intense debate.
Out of the total 231 seats in the State Assembly, BJP has 151 members, Congress 65, BSP 07, Independent 03, Samajwadi Party 01 and nominated 01. Two seats, Keolari in Seoni district and Neemuch are vacant at present.