As many as 78 opposition MPs, who were protesting over the Parliament security breach incident, were suspended from both houses on Monday for their alleged misconduct and disruption in the proceedings.
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal said Congress and its allies insulted Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar with their conduct. “They did not want the House to run smoothly, this was their pre-planned strategy,” he said.
A total of 45 opposition members were suspended from the Rajya Sabha and 33 MPs from the Lok Sabha, taking the number of total suspended MPs so far from the winter session to 92, an unprecedented number of suspensions in a single session.
Stormy scenes were witnessed in Parliament after a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack (December 13) in which two persons — Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D — jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors’ gallery, set off yellow coloured smoke from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by some MPs and watch and ward staff.
The opposition has been pressing for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home to make statements on the floor of the House over the security breach incident.
Earlier on December 15, TMC member Derek O’Brien was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for “unruly behaviour” and “misconduct”. On the other hand, 13 Lok Sabha MPs belonging to the opposition were also suspended for the remainder of the winter session, which started on December 4 and is scheduled to continue till December 22.
46 Rajya Sabha MPs Suspended So Far
List of MPs Suspended From Lok Sabha on December 18
While 30 of them were suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session, three were suspended pending the report of the Privileges Committee.
The three — K Jayakumar, Vijay Vasanth and Abdul Khaleque — had climbed on the Speaker’s podium to raise slogans. After being named by the Chair, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a motion regarding the suspension and it was adopted by a voice vote.
13 Lok Sabha MPs Suspended on December 15
Among 13 MPs suspended, nine were Congress MPs, one from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), two from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM, one from the Communist Party of India (CPI) and one from Trinamool Congress (TMC). The suspension of DMK MP SR Parthiban was withdrawn later after his party complained that he was not present in the House today.
T N Prathapan
Congress leader T N Prathapan represents Kerala’s Thrissur constituency in the Lok Sabha.
Hibi Eden
A member of the Congress party, Hibi Eden represents Ernakulam constituency of Kerala in the Lok Sabha.
S. Jothimani
Jothimani represents the Karur constituency from Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Ramya Haridas
Ramya Haridas is a representative of the Alathur constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Dean Kuriakose
Representing Kerala’s Idukki in the Lower House, Dean Kuriakose is a Congress member.
VK Sreekandan
VK Sreekandan represents the Palakkad constituency from Kerala and is also a member of the Indian National Congress.
Benny Behanan
Benny Behanan is a representative of the Chalakudy constituency from Kerala and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Mohammad Jawed
A member of the Congress party, Mohammad Jawed represents the Kishanganj constituency from Bihar.
PR Natarajan
PR Natarajan is CPI(M) MP at the Lok Sabha representing Tamil Nadu’s Coimabatore.
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
Kanimozhi represents Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukkudi constituency at the Lok Sabha and is a member of the DMK.
K. Subbarayan
CPI MP K. Subbarayan represents Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur constituency in the Lok Sabha.
SR Parthiban
SR Parthiban is a representative of Tamil Nadu’s Salem constituency in the Lok Sabha and is a member of the DMK.
S Venkatesan
S Venkatesan represents Tamil Nadu’s Madurai constituency in the Lower House and is a member of the CPI(M).
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