Opposition parties strongly condemned the suspension of 12 MPs

12 Rajya Sabha MPs Suspended

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New Delhi: 14 opposition parties, including the Congress, have condemned the suspension of 12 opposition members of the Rajya Sabha for the remaining period of the current session for “indecent conduct” during the last monsoon session. On Monday, he said that he will meet on Tuesday to decide the further strategy against this “authoritarian decision” of the government.

Congress, DMK, Samajwadi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena, Rashtriya Janata Dal, CPI(M), CPI, IUML, Loktantrik Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Secular), MDMK, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, and Aam Aadmi Party issued joint statements to the MPs. condemned the suspension.

“The proposal moved by the government to suspend the MPs for the unfortunate incident of the last session is unexpected and in violation of the rules relating to the working and procedures of the Rajya Sabha,” he said.

Opposition parties said, “Leaders of various parties in the Rajya Sabha will meet on Tuesday and consider the further course of action to oppose the authoritarian decision of the government and protect parliamentary democracy.” 12 Rajya Sabha members of opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, have been suspended from the Upper House for the remainder of the current session on the first day of the winter session of Parliament for “indecent conduct” during the last monsoon session. been done.

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, with the permission of Deputy Chairman Harivansh, moved a resolution in this regard, which was approved by the House amid uproar by the opposition parties. The members who have been suspended include Elamaram Karim of Communist Party of India (CPI-M), Phool Devi Netam of Congress, Chhaya Verma, Ripun Bora, Rajamani Patel, Syed Nasir Hussain, Akhilesh Pratap Singh, Dola Sen, and Shanta Chhetri of Trinamool Congress. Priyanka Chaturvedi and Anil Desai of Shiv Sena and Vinay Viswam of Communist Party of India.

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