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Within hours of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's assertion that all his 24 MPs will vote in support of the motion, JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' claimed some RJD MPs were "very eager" to quit the party and switch over to their side.
He, however, evaded a direct reply on how many RJD MPs were in touch with JD(U), saying "everything will be clear on July 22".
Lalan was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the JD (U) National Executive, being attended by seven of its eight Lok Sabha members.
On the RJD chief's claim of support of 291 MPs, he said "Lalu Prasad is living in the world of dreams. First let him protect his own house (RJD)".
On the absence of party MP P P Koya, JD(U) spokesman Shambhu Srivastava said he was unwell, but will make it at the time of voting. The two-day National Executive, which began on Saturday, strongly criticised the Congress-led coalition over inflation and the Indo-US nuclear deal, and described the UPA government as "most insensitive government India has ever had".
Srivastwa said JD(U) will vote against the government as the party "will not accept American hegemony by surrendering on the issue of sovereignty. We will not compromise, come what may".
He said "this government is a government of betrayal and national shame", and added that people would not accept "such a betrayal".
It is has become a pass-time for every tom-dick and harry in the political circles to predict the future of the MPs in view of the forthcoming 'vote of confidence' in the Parliament on 21-22 July. It is a pity that even being the largest democracy in the world, our politicians are behaving like novices. It is time our politicians, especially the MPs had adopted a learned and matured outlook in their dealings with the Parliamentary affairs.
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