Bhopal, Dec 21: The opposition Congress on Wednesday moved a no-confidence motion against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in Madhya Pradesh in the state Assembly, targeting it over issues such as corruption and atrocities against women and tribals.
The debate, which saw several heated exchanges, will continue on Thursday.
The discussion which started around 12.20 pm continued till late at night.
The chief minister is likely to reply to the debate at 11 pm on Thursday.
After the question hour, the Leader of Opposition Govind Singh moved the no-confidence motion.
The motion was admitted by Speaker Girish Gautam. Opposition members targeted the BJP government over law and order, unemployment, inflation, corruption, `discrimination’ against the opposition legislators, atrocities against women and tribals, farmers’ problems and other issues. Heated arguments were seen between the ruling and opposition benches.
BJP MLAs rejected the charges, claiming the opposition has failed to come up with any concrete issues. (PTI)
