07-15-2008, 08:15 PM
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Small groups maintain suspense over trust vote</b>
New Delhi (PTI): Small groups in the Lok Sabha such as the JMM, JD(S) and National Conference on Tuesday played the cards close to their chest by refusing to divulge which side they will vote for in the Lok Sabha on the confidence motion on July 22.
With a week to go for the trial of strength, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed confidence that his government would secure the vote of confidence, while Akali Dal announced its decision to vote against the government.
The JMM, a constituent of the UPA having five MPs, continued to maintain suspense over its strategy on July 22 voting, reserving the decision to be taken at its parliamentary party meeting on July 19. JMM chief Sibu Soren, who is said to be nursing a grouse for not being re-inducted into the cabinet, did not indicate to reporters today about what the party will do.
He talked about his party's support to Congress at a time when the nation was faced with a situation and that his party MPs were upset, but did not say over what. This was interpreted as a reference to his non-inclusion into the cabinet.
The Core Group of the two-member National Conference, which met in Srinagar, authorised party president Omar Abdullah to take a decision on the confidence vote. Ahead of the meeting, Abdullah said all options were open to them.
The JD(S), which has three members, will take a decision on July 18, its President H D Deve Gowda said on Tuesday, but attacked Congress and BJP for their attitude towards the party in Karnataka. One of the three members M P Veerendra Kumar has already announced that he will vote against the government.
Small groups maintain suspense over trust vote</b>
New Delhi (PTI): Small groups in the Lok Sabha such as the JMM, JD(S) and National Conference on Tuesday played the cards close to their chest by refusing to divulge which side they will vote for in the Lok Sabha on the confidence motion on July 22.
With a week to go for the trial of strength, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed confidence that his government would secure the vote of confidence, while Akali Dal announced its decision to vote against the government.
The JMM, a constituent of the UPA having five MPs, continued to maintain suspense over its strategy on July 22 voting, reserving the decision to be taken at its parliamentary party meeting on July 19. JMM chief Sibu Soren, who is said to be nursing a grouse for not being re-inducted into the cabinet, did not indicate to reporters today about what the party will do.
He talked about his party's support to Congress at a time when the nation was faced with a situation and that his party MPs were upset, but did not say over what. This was interpreted as a reference to his non-inclusion into the cabinet.
The Core Group of the two-member National Conference, which met in Srinagar, authorised party president Omar Abdullah to take a decision on the confidence vote. Ahead of the meeting, Abdullah said all options were open to them.
The JD(S), which has three members, will take a decision on July 18, its President H D Deve Gowda said on Tuesday, but attacked Congress and BJP for their attitude towards the party in Karnataka. One of the three members M P Veerendra Kumar has already announced that he will vote against the government.