On Wednesday, the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana defeated the Congress’ no-confidence motion in the state assembly. The ruling BJP-JJP coalition received 55 votes, while the opposition received 32. The motion was introduced by the Congress, which said that two Independent MLAs who had formerly supported the government had withdrawn their support. The party, on the other hand, made it clear that the exercise was planned to highlight MLAs who were not helping the farmers’ cause in the face of widespread discontent with the Centre’s farm laws. Farmers in some parts of the state have boycotted elected MLAs who support the Central rules.
Speaker Gian Chand Gupta declared the 55-32 count in the House after a marathon six-hour debate on the motion.
39 members of the BJP, 10 members of the alliance Jannayak Janta Party, five Independents, and one member of the Haryana Lokhit Party voted against the motion.
The motion obtained the endorsement of thirty members of Congress and two Independents who had previously withdrawn their support.
The ruling BJP has 40 members, the JJP has ten, and the Congress has thirty in the 90-member Haryana Assembly, which currently has an effective strength of 88 members.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the former Chief Minister from the Congress, said Chief Minister Khattar’s failure to hoist the flag in Panipat on January 26 showed his unpopularity with the people. Protesting farmers stopped Mr Khattar’s helicopter from landing. “The moment I speak of farm laws, they (the government) claim it is Central laws,” he said, reminding the government that agriculture is a state matter.
Raghuvir Singh Kadian, a senior Congressman, said the no-confidence vote would show who supports farmers and who opposes them. “Outside villages, entry boards barring BJP and JJP representatives from joining, and Khap Panchayats have issued calls for a social boycott. The chief minister’s and deputy chief minister’s helicopters have never been denied permission to land in villages before in history “Mr. Kadian expressed his thoughts.
When the farmers began their march to Delhi in November, the Manohar Lal Khattar government retaliated. The police dug trenches on the road and used batons, tear gas, and water guns to suppress the farmers.
Farmers are opposing three bills that they believe would eliminate the government’s Minimum Support Prices and make them vulnerable to corporate coercion. Farmers want the legislation abolished, despite the fact that the Centre has consistently rejected this.
