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The Communist Party of India on Wednesday asserted that the day of trust vote — July 22 — would be the last day in office for the Congressled United Progressive Alliance government.
Addressing a press conference, CPI deputy general secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said that Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh’s decision to seek the trust vote would prove suicidal for the UPA government.
“This government is clearly in minority and is set to lose the vote of confidence by a narrow margin. It is better for the Prime Minister to step down gracefully after the debate on July 22 to uphold his personal image as well as that of the office he is holding,” he said.
Reddy asked the Prime Minister to advise Congress leaders to desist from horse trading as it would tarnish “Singh’s image as an honest politician”. “It is unfortunate that the Congress is trying to overcome shortage of MPs for the no-trust vote by using the services of the PM’s office. The prestige of the PM’s office has been denigrated in the last couple of days. It is the darkest chapter in the history of parliamentary democracy,” he said.

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