Lift Oppn MPs’ suspension & restore House normalcy: Cong's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Speaker
Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Speaker Om Birla on Sunday night, urging him to revoke the suspension of 13 Opposition MPs and “restore normalcy” in the House.
The letter comes after the Parliament works were stalled for two consecutive days last week over the security breach in LS and over Opposition demand for the Home Minister’s statement on the matter.
The letter appeared to be an exercise aimed at signalling the Opposition’s readiness for a negotiated settlement to resume normal functioning of the House this week when it is slated to take up three important Bills to replace the criminal laws.
Significantly, Chowdhury’s letter focussed more on the issue of the suspension of the MPs while making only an observation that that Home Minister making a statement in the House would be “appropriate” given then HM L K Advani had made such a statement after terrorist attack on Parliament House in 2001.
“The sensitivity of the matter (security breach) and issues involved may have led to “heated situation”, and as the custodian of the “dignity and decorum” of the House, you are bound to take remedial action when matters perceivably go out of the way in enabling the House to function smoothly. However, considering the fact that the members who have been suspended on account of “unruly conduct” were pressing for an explanation from the Government on very troubling issues, to me, it appears to be appropriate to hear them on their concerns and points of view.
