NEW DELHI: The United Progressive Alliance government was plunged into a major crisis today when six Congress MPs and 4 Telugu Desam Party MPs submitted their notice for a no-confidence motion against the government to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar over the vexed Telangana issue.



These MPs have been opposing the UPA government's decision to create a separate state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh. All these MPs belong to the Seemandhra region. The Cabinet has already approved the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and the motion for this is expected to be sent for the consideration of the state assembly by President Pranab Mukherjee soon.



The TDP claimed that at least 84 MPs are backing the no-confidence motion against the Manmohan Singh government. The backing of at least 50 members is required for the motion to be moved in Parliament.



While the Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to make its stand clear on the no-faith motion on the Telangana crisis, the party has moved a motion against Speaker Meira Kumar over the 2G JPC issue.



Even as the government’s crisis managers scramble to salvage the situation, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress too said that it will support the no-confidence motion against the UPA government.



Meanwhile, there were indications that even the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party might support the no-faith move. The SP has, in the meantime, moved an adjournment motion notice in Parliament over the Andhra Pradesh bifurcation issue. The SP, which has a strength of 22 MPs in the Lok Sabha, has propped up the UPA-2 government with its support from the support.



The TDP is also planning a similar move in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly to bring down the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in a bid to delay the bifurcation of the state.



The Congress is facing a lot of resistance from within, including from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, against the move to create Telangana.



Congress sources told IANS that as per house rules, a no-confidence motion has to be taken up the first thing Tuesday morning.



The speaker will seek the leave of the house to allow the motion to be taken up by the house, which will require support from at least 50 members.



Congress sources agreed the situation was difficult for it as there was no way it could control the members of other parties on the floor of the house, but expressed hope that the party would be able to tackle the challenge.











































