Eight opposition MPs suspended for ‘disrupting’ Lok Sabha proceedings

NEW DELHI: Eight opposition Members of Parliament were suspended from the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for the remainder of the Budget Session for allegedly disrupting proceedings and throwing papers towards the Chair. The suspended MPs – Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Hibi Eden, C. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Prashant Yadaorao Padole, S. Venkatesh, and Dean Kuriakose – belong to the Congress party. Announcing the decision, Dilip Saikia, who was in the Chair at the time, said the opposition had every right to raise issues in Parliament, but continuous disruption was unacceptable. “There should be discussion in the House, as it belongs to everyone. However, completely disrupting proceedings and bringing the House to a standstill in the name of protest goes against parliamentary traditions,” he said.The motion to suspend the MPs was passed amid heavy sloganeering from the opposition benches, following which the House was adjourned for the day.