<p>The Congress rejected the CPI-M's demand for a vote on FDI and said it was ready to face the Trinamool Congress's threat of a no-confidence motion against the UPA government, party sources said Monday. The CPI-M said a no-trust move would be useless.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We are ready to debate the FDI issue in parliament but without a vote. We are ready for a no-confidence vote as well," said a Congress leader who did not wish to be named.<br />The mood in the Congress camp indicated that the party has decided not to accept the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) demand of a debate on foreign equity in multi-brand retail under Rule 184, which entails voting.<br /><br />Congress sources added the no-confidence motion's chances are dim due to the lack of unity among opposition parties.<br /><br />"We will handle the situation on the floor of the house," said the Congress leader.<br />Congress spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit said: "When it comes to a vote of confidence, we are totally confident we have the numbers. hen our strength will be tested, we will pass."<br /><br />CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said: "There was a general consensus among the opposition parties that a no-confidence motion against the UPA will not be useful at this stage as the government has the numbers."<br /><br />Karat said the defeat of a no-confidence motion would be seen by the government as an endorsement of its policies by the parliament.<br /><br />"We want a debate with voting on the move to bring foreign equity in multi-brand retail trade to corner the government," he said.<br /><br />Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had appealed the Left parties and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to support her move.<br /><br />The Congress ridiculed banerjee saying she should be more "reasonable".<br />"This is a peculiar situation that in the history of parliament a 19-member party is talking of a no-confidence motion," Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters.<br /><br />However, Congress sources said informal discussions were on with Banerjee. At least 50 members need to back a no-confidence motion before it can be accepted for a debate in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />Tewari asked Banerjee to introspect her decision reminding her that she was part of the United Progressive Alliance government just three months ago.<br /><br />"I hope she will introspect and reconsider her decision seriously because till three months back she was part of this government and Trinamool Congress ministers were part of it," he said.<br /><br />"A time comes when you have to evolve from a street fighter to a statesperson. You have to evolve from an agitator to an administrator. I hope the chief minister will seriously introspect her decision," Tewari said.<br /><br />"We will see what can be done to put the government in the dock," BJP leader Balbir Punj said.<br /></p>
<p>The Congress rejected the CPI-M's demand for a vote on FDI and said it was ready to face the Trinamool Congress's threat of a no-confidence motion against the UPA government, party sources said Monday. The CPI-M said a no-trust move would be useless.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We are ready to debate the FDI issue in parliament but without a vote. We are ready for a no-confidence vote as well," said a Congress leader who did not wish to be named.<br />The mood in the Congress camp indicated that the party has decided not to accept the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) demand of a debate on foreign equity in multi-brand retail under Rule 184, which entails voting.<br /><br />Congress sources added the no-confidence motion's chances are dim due to the lack of unity among opposition parties.<br /><br />"We will handle the situation on the floor of the house," said the Congress leader.<br />Congress spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit said: "When it comes to a vote of confidence, we are totally confident we have the numbers. hen our strength will be tested, we will pass."<br /><br />CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said: "There was a general consensus among the opposition parties that a no-confidence motion against the UPA will not be useful at this stage as the government has the numbers."<br /><br />Karat said the defeat of a no-confidence motion would be seen by the government as an endorsement of its policies by the parliament.<br /><br />"We want a debate with voting on the move to bring foreign equity in multi-brand retail trade to corner the government," he said.<br /><br />Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had appealed the Left parties and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to support her move.<br /><br />The Congress ridiculed banerjee saying she should be more "reasonable".<br />"This is a peculiar situation that in the history of parliament a 19-member party is talking of a no-confidence motion," Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters.<br /><br />However, Congress sources said informal discussions were on with Banerjee. At least 50 members need to back a no-confidence motion before it can be accepted for a debate in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />Tewari asked Banerjee to introspect her decision reminding her that she was part of the United Progressive Alliance government just three months ago.<br /><br />"I hope she will introspect and reconsider her decision seriously because till three months back she was part of this government and Trinamool Congress ministers were part of it," he said.<br /><br />"A time comes when you have to evolve from a street fighter to a statesperson. You have to evolve from an agitator to an administrator. I hope the chief minister will seriously introspect her decision," Tewari said.<br /><br />"We will see what can be done to put the government in the dock," BJP leader Balbir Punj said.<br /></p>