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    Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to move confidence vote in assembly on Monday

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    Ningombam Bupenda Meitei, Congress spokesperson in Manipur said, “Instead of accepting our No-confidence motion moved by the Congress, the Manipur Legislative Assembly has accepted for Motion of confidence by BJP Manipur Government, which is to be moved by Leader of the House on 10th August, 2020.”

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    Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh will move confidence vote in assembly on Monday.

    M Ramani Devi Secretary Manipur Legislative assembly in a notice stated that chief minister N Biren Singh to move a motion that this house expresses its confidence in the council of ministers.

    Ningombam Bupenda Meitei, Congress spokesperson in Manipur said, “Instead of accepting our No-confidence motion moved by the Congress, the Manipur Legislative Assembly has accepted for Motion of confidence by BJP Manipur Government, which is to be moved by Leader of the House on 10th August, 2020.”

    He added, “The Opposition Congress is confident to defeat the motion. The Congress has already issued three lines whip to all its 24 MLAs in the House. We will defeat the trust vote moved by the Treasury Bench. We will convert the people's true mandate of 2017 into reality”.

    Congress has issued three line whip.

    The party had recently submitted the application for motion to the speaker. Recently nine MLAS supporting the ruling coalition deserted.

    Three Manipur BJP MLAs joined Congress and four National People's Party (NPP) MLAs, an independent MLA and Trinamool Congress MLA withdrew support to the BJP led government and expressed desire to support congress.

    Congress had demanded a floor test and convening of the session of the assembly. Following the intervention of BJP’s central leadership four NPP MLAs re-joined the government.


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