Suspended members belonging to the INDIA bloc alliance hit out at the BJP-led Centre, terming their suspension as the "ultimate failure" of the government and "anarchy" inside the Parliament while claiming that the ruling government is aiming at an "Opposition-mukt" Lok Sabha.
Forty-nine opposition MPs, including Farooq Abdullah, Supriya Sule, Dimple Yadav and Shashi Tharoor, were on Tuesday suspended from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session, a day after 33 MPs were suspended from the House for "misconduct".
Kalyan Banerjee, during the protest with other suspended MPs at Parliament's Makar Dwar, allegedly mocked the Vice President while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was filming him.
Barely minutes into the resumption of proceedings on Tuesday, both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon following a ruckus by Opposition MPs over the Parliament security breach incident and the bulk suspensions of the fellow members.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Tuesday due to disruptions in the House due to a protest by the Opposition MPs showcasing their objection to the suspension of their 45 colleagues on Monday.
A total of 78 MPs -- 33 from Lok Sabha and 45 from Rajya Sabha -- were suspended on Monday, following a ruckus over the demand by the Opposition for a statement from Shah on the December 13 incident.
After unprecedented and uproarious scenes on Monday in Parliament over the December 13 security breach, eventually resulting in the suspension of 78 MPs, the largest single-day purge in Indian parliamentary history combined with the 13 members removed earlier, both the Houses are likely t
Members of Parliament of INDIA bloc parties, including those suspended, will stage a protest in front of the Gandhi statue on Parliament premises on Tuesday morning over their bulk suspension and the 'security breach' incident.
Opening out after 78 MPs were suspended from both Houses on Monday, making it the biggest single-day purge in the history of India's Parliament, combined with the 13 members removed earlier, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said the "mother of democracy has orphaned it".
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has criticised the BJP government for suspending 78 MPs in both Houses of Parliament, including both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, for staging protests in demand of a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the security breach in Parliament last w
In a major escalation of tensions between the Opposition and the BJP-led government at the Centre, 78 MPs were suspended from both Houses of Parliament on Monday, taking the total number of suspended MPs in this session to 92 after which Opposition leaders termed it a "murder of democracy