Apparently unhappy over the lokpal Bill, Samajwadi Party, which is an outside supporter of UPA, on Friday said it would vote for a no-confidence motion against the Government if it is taken up in lok Sabha.
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav threatened to support a no-confidence motion against the Government on Telangana if it pushed the lokpal Bill. The party repeatedly stalled a discussion on the proposed anti-corruption law, which was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Friday. The SP’s decision has injected much-needed life into the no-confidence motion proposed by a handful of MPs from Andhra Pradesh.
“If there is a no-confidence motion against the Government over Telangana, we will certainly support it,” said Samajwadi Party MP Ramgopal Yadav. The party, which offers external support to the ruling UPA, is upset that the Government tabled the lokpal Bill without consulting it. The party with 22 MPs however said it will not be a party to the notices given for no-confidence motion
On Monday, six Congress MPs opposed to the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, had written to lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar, seeking a no-confidence vote against their own Government for going ahead with the creation of a new Telangana State with ten districts. TDP MPs also went to the Speaker.