Haryana:No-confidence motion against Khattar govt defeated

The no confidence motion against Haryana government was on Wednesday defeated in the Assembly. The motion received only 31 votes in favour and 55 votes against it. The Opposition required 45 votes to win the motion. Haryana Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda had moved a no-confidence motion in the state Assembly against chief minister Manohar Lal Khatter-led government. In the assembly, Hooda commented on the ongoing farmers' protests and said: "More than 250 farmers died on the border."

Responding to Hooda, deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said, "The leader of the opposition, BS Hooda agreed that they introduced contract farming in 2014 which exhibits their double standards and we will respond to that in the Assembly." He also asserted that the Haryana government did not use force against the farm law protesters as claimed by the Opposition. Our government is providing basic amenities to the farmers who are protesting against the agri laws at Delhi borders," Chautala claimed.

All political parties in the state, including the BJP, JJP and Congress have issued whips to their MLAs to remain present in the Haryana Assembly even after the proceedings are over. In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, currently having an effective strength of 88 members, the ruling BJP has 40 members, the JJP 10 and the Congress 30. Seven are Independents, five of whom are supporting the government, while one member is of the Haryana Lokhit Party, who has also extended support to the government.The BJP-JJP government required the support of 45 members to prove the majority.