The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Wednesday submitted a notice for moving a no-confidence motion against the BJP government in the poll-bound State.
leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Ajay Singh met Assembly Secretary Rajkumar Pandey and submitted the notice to bring up the motion during the monsoon session of the legislative Assembly, starting July 8. As per rules, the notice would be read out in the House and with the support of 10 per cent members, the motion would be accepted and time for discussion would be allotted by the Speaker. The rules also state that 24 hours before the discussion, the Opposition would have to submit the charge-sheet in the House.
"Congress wanted to bring the motion against Shivraj Singh Chouhan government over a range of issues like breakdown of law and order, failure of flagship Atal Jyoti Abhiyan, rising crime against women, etc," Ajay said. like the failed no-trust motion of the Congress in the winter session of the Assembly in 2011, this motion too would also defeated, Ajay Singh said, adding that the Opposition wanted to expose the misdeeds of the State government.
The State is scheduled to go to polls by the year-end. In the 230-member House, BJP has 151 members, Congress (65), BSP (7), SP (1) and Independents (3), one nominated member and two seats are vacant.