Today in Politics: Opposition set to move no-trust motion, but is Modi govt two steps ahead?

Manoj C G reported that a meeting of Opposition leaders on Tuesday saw all the parties agreeing to the proposal for a no-confidence motion to get the PM to come to the House. The Congress has issued a whip to its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the House.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah may be in the thick of action in the gridlocked Parliament, but he has his eye very much on the party’s poll preparations as well. On Wednesday, he will visit Bhopal to chair a meeting of the BJP related to the coming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.

This will be the second visit of Shah in less than a fortnight to MP. He will be holding talks with senior BJP leaders from the state, including Union ministers.

In West Bengal, where the Trinamool Congress government is planning a resolution against Manipur in the Assembly, the ruling party is stepping up its campaign on the issue outside the House as well. The Mahila Trinamool Congress has planned a rally on Wednesday, which will kick off a month-long programme over violence in Manipur.

In Kerala, Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer finds himself at the receiving end of BJP heat, with the party and the VHP threatening legal recourse against him over alleged remarks against Lord Ganesha. At a school event last week, the Speaker had accused the Centre of teaching children Hindu myths instead of real accomplishments in science and technology. The BJP and VHP said his remarks had hurt religious feelings, and have questioned Congress “silence” on the matter.

The BJP will be leading a march to the Kerala Secretariat Wednesday on the issue, accompanied by religious leaders.

Arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji’s hope for relief from court continues, with hearings due on two special leave petitions Wednesday.

with inputs from PTI