Parliament Turmoil: 92 Opposition MPs suspended for conduct issues in 2023 Winter Session so far
Parliament (MPs) have faced suspension from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. As the session approachs the conclusion in four days, the count is just eight short of reaching a significant century.
The recent wave of suspensions saw 34 Rajya Sabha members barred from participating in the remaining session on Monday.
Additionally, the names of 11 other members were referred to the Privileges Committee, leading to their suspension pending the committee's report.
The reason behind the suspension of 47 Opposition MPs for the rest of the Winter Session was cited as «misconduct» and failure to adhere to the directions of the Chair. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved the motion for suspension, asserting that members had been violating established rules.
Joshi elaborated on the misconduct, stating, «This House has taken a serious note of the misconduct of several members, including the display of play cards in the House.
The members listed for suspension include Kalyan Bannerjee, A Raja, Dayanidhi Maran, Afrooq Poddar, Prasoon Banerjee, ET Mohammed Basheer, G Selvam, CN Annadurai, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, T Sumathy, K Navaskami, K Ravirasami, NK Premchandran, Saugata Roy, Ashit Kumar, Shatabdi Roy, Kaushendra Kumar, Anto Antony, SS Pallimanickam, Pratibha Mandal, Kakoli Ghosh, K Muralidharan, Sunil Mandal, Ramlimgam, K Suresh, Amar Singh, Rajamohan, Gaurav Gogai, and TR Balu.»
While 31 MPs faced suspension for the remainder of the Winter Session, three—K Jayakumar, Vijay Vasanth, and Abdul Khaleque—were suspended pending the Privileges Committee's report. The latter three had climbed onto the Speaker's podium to raise slogans, contributing to the disorder in the House.
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