New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Defence Minister George Fernandes will lead the government attack on the opening day of the debate on the Congress-sponsored no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.

The list of NDA speakers on the opening day of the two-day debate on the motion in the Lok Sabha was decided at an informal meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders with Advani at his residence, party sources said.

The opening day would see Advani along with Fernandes, who has been the target of the Congress-led Opposition, leading the attack, the sources said.

Other speakers whom the ruling front would be fielding include Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader K Yerrannaidu, Textiles Minister Shahnawaz Hussain and BJP Chief Whip V K Malhotra.

Among those who attended the meeting were Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Fernandes, Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley and Malhotra

PTI