Rahul to lead Oppn charge during no-trust debate in LS today

NT Bureau, Agencies

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha is set to witness a fierce debate on the noconfidence motion against the BJP-led government on Tuesday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose membership was restored following a Supreme Court direction, likely to be the lead speaker of the opposition bloc INDIA.

Congress' deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi's motion of no-confidence has been listed as agenda item three in the List of Business and takes place under the shadow of the ethnic violence in Manipur, which has led to repeated disruptions in both the Houses of Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reply to the debate on Thursday.

The numbers are comfortably stacked in favour of the government and the Opposition is expected to utilise the opportunity to demonstrate its newly firmed up unity to take on the Modi-led BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year.

"Definitely, he will speak (jaroor bolenge)," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters here when asked whether Gandhi will speak on the no-trust motion on Tuesday.