RJD, SP plan no-trust motion, BJP says no

New Delhi: Smarting over the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government ramming through the Women's Reservation Bill, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav are planning no-confidence motion against the Government.

Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Yadav duo has got in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh, former prime minister and Janata Dal(Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda, the Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal.

But the BJP has refused to support Lalu and Mulayam's bid to bring down the Government.

Sources say the BJP feels that it's too early to bring a no-confidence motion against the UPA Government.

BJP leaders feel if the RJD and the Samajwadi Party move the no-confidence then the political benefits would also be reaped by the two Yadavs.

Sources say that three drafts were prepared on the no-confidence motion notice. The final draft was prepared by RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh in consultation by Lalu and Mulayam.

However, with the BJP not in favour of a no-confidence motion, the RJD and the Samajwadi Party would find it difficult to challenge the legitimacy of the UPA Government.

The Yadav duo needs 50 MPs to sign the notice to move the no-confidence motion for Speaker Meira Kumar to accept it.

If they fail to get the support of 50 MPs then they are likely to go for cut motion on the Finance Bill to embarrass the Government.

The two parties decided to withdraw their support to the UPA Government after their demand for including the provision of having a quota for women from Dalit, other backwards castes and Muslim women was not accepted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Both RJD and Samajwadi Party have been opposing the 108th Constitution Amendment Bill (Women’s Reservation Bill) in its present form which seeks to reserve 33 per cent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies for women.

If the Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha and at least 50 per cent of the states then 181 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and 1,370 out of a total of 4,109 seats in the 28 state assemblies will be reserved for the women.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday evening passed the Bill with 186 votes in favour and one against.