Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc are scheduled to hold a protest against the suspension of 146 opposition MPs here in the national capital on Friday.
"It's appropriate to protest and all of us will be at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The INDIA alliance protest will happen everywhere tomorrow (Friday) morning in all the states because we want to show the public that if they'd run Parliament like this and won't listen to the opposition then th
"Instead of providing a satisfactory answer to the demands of the Opposition members, the BJP has resorted to suspending members from the House. A total of 146 members have been suspended. This is a murder of democracy," DK Suresh said.
A total of 143 MPs--97 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha--have been suspended so far for creating a ruckus and disrupting proceedings in both Houses.
The Parliamentarians of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc conducted a march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk in the national capital on the issue of suspension of members in both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
"The issue is that they are suspending the MPs. They are making different headlines...Does the Opposition not have the right to put forward its view? This action is inappropriate." said Congress leader Sachin Pilot
Former Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar has said that the mimicry of the Vice President reduces the dignity of the constitutional post and added that the suspension of MPs from Parliament is unfair.
The fourth meeting of the Opposition's 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc concluded in the national capital today with the passing the resolution on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and the suspension of MPs from Parliament.
A total of 141 MPs, 95 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha, were suspended following a ruckus over the Opposition's demand for a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach incident.
"It is like a German Parliament. In Hitler's period, they did like this. It is not the Indian Parliament. It is not based on the British or American system. Modi is based on Hitler and Mussolini. So he is doing like this," KS Alagiri said.
"I haven't seen this type of thing in 18 years. This is a mockery of democracy. Only three women are left in the Rajya Sabha in opposition. (Gala sukh gaya hai humari koi sun nahi raha hai, jo hum kehna chahte hai). Our throats have gone dry trying to voice our concerns, but no one is lis
Following the suspension of 141 Opposition MPs from Parliament, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the BJP-led centre government wants to "demolish democracy" as it does not want the people of India to hear the opposition and thus has adopted the policy of "suspend, throw out and bul