Indian Govt Faces Vote Of No Confidence Over Ethnic Conflict

Opposition parties in the Indian parliament launched a vote of no confidence against the BJP government on Wednesday, forcing the prime minister to address concerns over ethnic strife in the northeastern state.

The Lok Sabha accepted a resolution of no-confidence against the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday, putting pressure on the government over the Manipur subject.

This will be the 28th no-confidence vote in India's independent history.

A vote of no confidence is unlikely to affect the stability of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which commands a 301-member majority in the 542-seat lower house of parliament.

However, the opposition wants to raise awareness of the violence in Manipur, which has claimed more than 130 lives and driven more than 50,000 people from their homes since it began about two months ago.

The Speaker of the House of Commons, Om Birla, agreed with the opposition push and said he would decide soon when the debate and vote would take place.

The ethnic strife in the state of over 3 million population is considered a rare political and security failure by the Modi administration, which is set to hold national elections in May 2024.

Prime Minister Modi has just recently spoken publicly about the violence, which sparked national anger after a video emerged of two women being stripped nude and abused by a crowd in Manipur.

Nevertheless, the opposition party stepped in during the first week of the monsoon session of parliament and demanded that Modi give a thorough speech regarding Manipur in front of the entire chamber, followed by a discussion.

Before a vote is called, he must react to a no-confidence motion as the leader of the government.

Amit Shah, the controversial home minister of Indian history, declared that his office was in control of internal security in a statement.

In Pakistan, Imran Khan's government was also overthrown legally by a vote of no confidence.

174 NA members of the 342-seat National Assembly voted against the former prime minister, exceeding the required 172 votes.

Eventually, the former Prime minister of Pakistan was ousted in April 2022 via a no-confidence vote.

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