New Delhi, July 23: After failing to destabilize the United Progressive Alliance Government, the leaders of the Left parties, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the United National Progressive Alliance today charged the Government of resorting to horse trading, black mailing and bribery to prove majority in the Lok Sabha.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat announced in the meeting of the leaders that the Third Front will launch a nationwide campaign against the Indo-US nuclear deal, inflation and bribery.
Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati said democracy was the biggest casualty of the UPA’s win.
Hyderabad, July 23: Disciplinary action will be initiated against the two Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) MPs, D. K. Adikeshavulu Naidu and M. Jagannadham, for voting in favour of the trust vote in Parliament over the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
K Yerran Naidu, TDP’s leader in Parliament said here today, "This is a serious betrayal and breach of trust. We will take it seriously and initiate disciplinary action against the erring members."
The TDP received a jolt, when two of its five MPs in the Lok Sabha switched loyalties and supported the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in the confidence motion voting on Tuesday night.
New Delhi, July 21: Criticising the UPA Government on the Indo-US nuclear deal and inflation, Opposition leader L K Advani today said that the UPA itself was responsible for its plight.
Speaking on the first day of a two-day special session of Parliament, he even went on to compare it to a patient in the ICU.
Opposing the confidence motion give by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, he said the Indo-US nuclear deal seemed to be between two individuals rather than two countries.
New Delhi, July 20 : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Chief Shibu Soren today pledged that his party would support the United Progressive Alliance Government with its five members during confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on July 22.
His statement came after his meeting with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence, along with Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and Deputy Chief Minister Sudhir Mahto this morning.
Last night, Soren had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official residence to discuss the matter.