The Lok Sabha first passed a resolution suspending five Congress MPs, namely TN Prathapan, Hibi Eden, Dean Kuriakose, Jothi Mani and Ramya Haridas, for the remainder of the Parliament’s winter session, for displaying ”utter disregard to the chair’s directions.’
‘With your permission, I move the following: That this house has taken a serious note of the conduct of TN Prathapan, Hibi Eden, S Jothimani, Ramya Haridas and Dean Kuriakos in utter disregard of the house of the chair. The above mentioned members should be suspended from the service of the house for the remainder of the session,’ said Pralhad Joshi, the union minister of parliamentary affairs, amid sloganeering by the opposition MPs.
Later, 9 members of parliament from opposition parties, namely Benny Behanan, VK Sreekandan, Mohammad Jawed, PR Natarajan, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, K Subrahmanyam, SR Parthiban, S Venkatesan and Manickam Tagore.
Opposition parties have been up in arms and slammed the government for the security breach in the Parliament.
Earlier, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien was suspended by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for ‘unruly’ conduct in the house.
O’ Brien was suspended for the remainder of the session after the Leader of the House Piyush Goyal moved a motion in this regard.
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari asked the Chairman to reconsider his decision.
‘If MPs don’t raise their voice, what is the point? Two people, who came through a BJP MP, breached the security of the temple of democracy. Whether it was smoke bomb or colour bomb… a bomb reached the House,’ said Tiwari.
Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge reiterates ‘Amit Shah statement’ demand
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar over the security breach, demannding a statement by Union home minister Amit Shah over the incident.
‘The breach of Parliament security is a very grave matter unparalleled in the recent past. In view of the gravity of the matter, myself in consultation with floor leaders of INDIA Parties in Parliament have come to a considered view that the matter is of such a critical importance that it needs to be raised under Rule 267 of the Rules and Procedure of Council of States (Rajya Sabha),’ Kharge, leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said in his letter.
‘Further, till the Minister of Home Affairs makes a statement on this matter followed by a discussion under Rule 267, there is no occasion for taking up any other business in the House or even for any meeting with a view to ‘sort out this matter’ in any other manner,’ he wrote.
Two intruders jumped into the chamber of the in-session Lok Sabha from the visitors’ gallery, setting off smoke canisters before being held, on the day India marked 22 years since the 2001 terror attacks.
Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from visitors’ gallery during the Zero Hour, carrying canisters that emitted yellow gas inside the house.
At the same time, two people, a man and a woman, were held for sloganeering outside the parliament complex.
The opposition also sought action against BJP MP Pratap Simha, on whose recommendation Sharma and Manoranjan are said to have got access passes to the Lok Sabha.
All the four accused have been arrested and charged under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) besides sections of Indian Penal Code, even as raids are being conducted to apprehend one Mr Lalit Jha, suspected to be the key conspirator.
The sources said the role of two more persons in what is being termed a pre-meditated operation has also surfaced during investigation.
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