MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘What do you have to win 400 seats?’ Kharge targets PM Modi

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• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:48 PM

  ‘They themselves said’: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on MPs’ suspension

  “They themselves came and said to suspend them. Congress Party has such a low-level strategy,” Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said at a presser. Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said, “The Speaker is the custodian of the Parliament. The Lok Sabha Speaker is saying repeatedly that he is responsible for the security. Why are they not trusting what the Speaker is saying? They were deliberately looking for revenge after the defeat in the assembly elections. They had been planning internally and they got the opportunity.”

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:34 PM

  Kharge targets PM Modi: ‘What do you have to win 400 seats?’

  “(PM) Modi has so much pride…he says he will win 400 seats even before the (Lok Sabha) elections. Is he so popular?” Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge asked. He further took a jab at the Prime Minister and asked “What do you have to win 400 seats?”. “What happened in Karnataka, Telangana and HP? The people who have elected him will bring him down,” he added.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:13 PM

  ‘You are in a constitutional post’: Kharge on V-P Dhankhar’s ‘certain community’ remark over mimicry row

  “You are in a constitutional post. You have to uphold it, not whinge about caste and say I am being targeted for my caste. The treasury benches prevent me from speaking when I get up, so can I say they are preventing me from speaking because I am a Dalit?” Congress president Malikarjun Kharge said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:01 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over security breach

  “Some days back 2 people breached Parliament security and the BJP MPs ran away. They call themselves nationalist but we saw how feared they were. First question..How did they come in? Security was breached…how did the gas cylinder come inside? Something else also could have been brought. The protestors came in to raise unemployment. Youth remains unemployed in our country…..in a survey we found that under NaMo govt a youth spends 7.5 hours surfing the phone. This is the condition of our youth. A security breach did happen but they raised important issues. In media they never said that unemployment was raised. Only thing they say is Rahul Gandhi took video of the mimicry. Never was the issue of our suspension was raised,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said. He also alleged, “Parliament security breach is your (central government) fault.”

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:49 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘Ready to pay the price to save democracy’, Sharad Pawar says

  “I just want to say that parliament is being attacked and the price is being paid by the 146 MPs who were suspended. The state of farmers in our country is devastating, poor are suffering, unemployment is rampant and the reason is the BJP. We will strive to fight against them and stay united,” NCP chief Sharad Pawar said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:42 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘If they win next time…might wipe off Parliament’, Yechury says

  “Democracy is being murdered. No one has ever heard of so many suspensions in the Parliament. If they win next time they might wipe off Parliament as well. To save democracy is quintessential now and that’s why the INDIA bloc has gathered today. The backbone of democracy has been shattered after they suspended over 140 MPs. Amrit Kal will come but now the Amrit Kalash has been poisoned and is in wrong hands. We will unitedly fight the next election and save the country,” CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:36 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Shashi Tharoor explains the purpose of protest

  “In the history of democracy in the world, 146 MPs have never been suspended… People should know that the democracy is in danger. The protest is to tell the people that whatever is happening is wrong for the future of the country… There is only one solution, people should change this government and bring the INDIA Alliance into power,” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:32 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: CPI’s D Raja cites BR Ambedkar in his speech

  “This government cannot murder the democracy as it is doing now and it cannot rule the country any more. Parliament is ‘superme’ in our democracy and Ambedkar made it clear. He even went on to say ‘Opposition is important for parliament’. But they are killing the opposition, this is fascism. Can we afford this fascist dictatorship? The INDIA bloc should fight together and defeat the BJP. Constitution and democracy must be saved…it is under attack,” CPI’s D Raja said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:29 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘Soul of India is in ICU’, says RJD’s Manoj Jha

  “The ruling dispensation wants an opposition mukt parliament and a question mukt press. The soul of India is in the ICU. They control Kashmir’s normalcy from Delhi but the reality is Kashmir is not okay,” RJD MP Manoj Jha said while addressing the protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:25 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘Govt was adamant’, says Congress’ Karti Chidambaram

  “It was only natural on the part of the opposition to ask for a statement by the home minister… But the government was adamant in not heeding our request. So there were protests within the Parliament. The reaction of the government was to suspend 146 members of the opposition and ram through laws, which have far-reaching consequences on the daily life of people in India… The government wants to have a parliament which would only be a stamping house for all their laws without any discussion… So they want the Parliament to just be like in China or in North Korea… This is a betrayal of the faith people have in the parliamentary system. We want to highlight this and tell them what is happening in parliament is not good for India,” Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:22 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘Need to save democracy from…’, Sitaram Yechury attacks Centre

  “We need to save the democracy from those who are currently in power. The BJP must be held accountable for security breach incident in the Parliament,” CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:17 PM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi arrive at protest site

  Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi arrive at protest site at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:11 PM

  Congress’ Guarav Gogoi to BJP: ‘Should come here and see our courage’

  “I want to give a message to the BJP, if you think you can fear us by suspending 140 MPs, they should come here and see our courage. The fight is in our DNA and history. We fought for independence and now we are fighting to save democracy. All we wanted was to raise the security breach in the Parliament. The ruling party boasts about its governance but couldn’t issue a statement in the Parliament on the breach. INDIA bloc will stand together and win in the upcoming election,” Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said while addressing the protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:03 PM

  ‘5 or 6 are fine but suspending around 150 members…’: Congress’ Mohammed Azharuddin

  “The members of the Parliament are suspended, this is not democracy. 5 or 6 are fine but suspending around 150 members is not democracy. This message should reach the people. How will the Parliament function if all the MPs are out?… There has not been any such violation. An MP has the privilege to put his point forward.” Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:55 AM

  ‘Where will we go?’: Adhir Chowdhury on suspension of MPs

  “We would like to say that the Parliament is the most reputed institution in the country and if we do not get the opportunity to raise issues in the Parliament then where will we go?” Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury asked after reaching the protest site at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:53 AM

  ‘There are many ways to protest, here we’re protesting unitedly’: JMM MP Mahua Majhi

  “There are many ways to protest. So here, we are protesting unitedly,” JMM MP Mahua Majhi said after reaching Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:47 AM

  ‘Have so many MPs been suspended ever?’ Digvijaya Singh at Jantar Mantar

  “Have so many MPs been suspended ever? We had only demanded a statement from the Home Minister,” Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said after reaching the protest site at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:45 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘Govt has no right to suspend MPs and run House’, Congress leader

  “Parliament is the highest decision-making body. More than 700 MPs are elected directly or indirectly… The government has no right to suspend MPs and run the house. This government is completely dictatorial and undemocratic,” Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:44 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: What Congress’ Manish Tewari says on ‘saving democracy’

  “To save democracy in the country, all nationalist organisations need to come together and send a message in one voice,” Congress leader Manish Tewari said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:27 AM

  BJP’s Hema Malini on why MPs were suspended: ‘They ask too many questions’

  1. BJP MP and actor Hema Malini on Tuesday commented on the suspension of 146 MPs from both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha and said they (the opposition MPs) raised too many questions and behaved strangely and hence got suspended.
  2. “They have done something wrong and that’s why they have been suspended. Everyone should behave according to Parliament rules. They did not do that and got suspended. There is nothing wrong with it. This is right,” the BJP MP said. Congress leaders mocked the actor and said a BJP MP finally revealed the real reason behind the suspension of the MPs.
  3. “Finally, a BJP MP has revealed the reason for the suspension of Congress and opposition MPs. BJP MP Hema Malini:— They ask too many questions that’s why they are suspended,” Telangana Congress leader Sama Ram Mohan Reddy tweeted sharing Hema Malini’s video.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:12 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Congress’ Delhi chief says ‘If an MP raises an issue in Parliament, then…’

  “The way democracy is being murdered is a blot on our country. If an MP raises any issue outside the Parliament, then the ED gives notice. If an MP raises an issue in Parliament, then the Speaker suspends the MP from the Hosue,” Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:00 AM

  ‘Weaponising disruptions as political strategy’: V-P Dhankhar hits out at Opposition MPs

  1. Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the Upper House lost nearly 22 hours of business due to “avoidable disruptions” during the winter session, which was adjourned sine die a day ahead of schedule.
  2. In his remarks on the conclusion of the winter session, Dhankhar criticised the members for “weaponizing disruptions and disturbance as a political strategy”, which he said doesn’t resonate with the constitutional obligation of keeping the interest of people at large above any other political considerations. Read more

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:50 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Parliamentary democracy ‘coming to a deathbed’, says Congress MP

  “The Parliamentary democracy in India is coming to a deathbed. Our only mistake is that we wanted Home Minister Amit Shah to come and make his statement on the security breach in the Parliament… For that, they have suspended 146 of the MPs across the INDIA Alliance parties. They passed telecom, crime bills, and election commission bills… which is just like the BJP office… To save the Parliament of India and democracy, today at every state headquarters symbolic protest by the INDIA Alliance is being organised,” Congress MP Manickam Tagore said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:46 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Congress-led UDF protests in Kerala

  Congress-led UDF protests against the suspension of 146 Opposition MPs in front of Raj Bhawan in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:29 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP raises Parliament security breach, calls Poonch ambush ‘repeat of Pulwama attack’

  “Yesterday’s terrorist attack in Poonch is a repeat of the Pulwama attack. The govt is sleeping. Do you(BJP) again want to do politics on the sacrifice by our jawans? Do you want to seek votes again on the Pulwama issue in 2024? If we ask questions about the Poonch incident, then they will throw us out of Delhi or the country,” Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:12 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: How many MPs were suspended during Winter Session?

  A total of 146 MPs from different Opposition parties – 100 in Lok Sabha and 46 in Rajya Sabha – were suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session, which was concluded sine die almost 22 hours before the scheduled date. The suspensions were made for creating a ruckus and disruptions in the proceedings in both Houses.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:01 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: ‘Not only undemocratic but…’, SP MP

  “We are taking part in this protest to tell the public about what is going on in the country…The suspension of MPs was not only undemocratic but it was done to hide the name of the BJP MP (who issued visitor pass to accused in Parliament security breach incident),” said Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:01 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Thursday protest by INDIA bloc , says action ‘bad for democracy’

  1. The disciplinary action against opposition MPs in Parliament continued on Thursday after three more members were suspended in the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session, even as the INDIA bloc held a protest march over similar actions against other lawmakers earlier.
  2. All the suspensions were a result of the Opposition members’ refusal to budge on their demand for a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach last week. The cases of three Lok Sabha MPs and 11 Rajya Sabha MPs have been referred to the privileges committee.
  3. To protest against the suspensions, INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament to Vijay Chowk in Delhi, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had violated parliamentary privilege by not speaking on last week’s security breach issue inside the House.
  4. Carrying a huge ‘Save Democracy’ banner and placards with messages like ‘Opposition MPs Suspended’, ‘Parliament Caged’ and ‘Democracy Expelled’ written on them, the lawmakers took out the march.
  5. Congress MP Deepak Baij called the suspension “bad for democracy”.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:27 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Why were MPs suspended?

  1. Following an incident on December 13 where two individuals breached the Lok Sabha chamber, releasing smoke from canisters, the opposition has continuously disrupted House proceedings. Their demand includes a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah regarding the security breach.
  2. In the ongoing Parliament winter session, a total of 146 MPs – over 100 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha – have faced suspension due to their involvement in “creating chaos and disrupting proceedings”.

• Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:23 AM

  MPs suspension from Parliament Live: Rahul Gandhi to speak at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar

  The protest by Opposition parties of INDIA bloc will kickstart at 11 am and Congress former president Rahul Gandhi along with other senior leaders are expected to speak at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. “It’s appropriate to protest and all of us will be at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The INDIA bloc protest will happen everywhere tomorrow morning in all the states because we want to show the public that if they’d run Parliament like this and won’t listen to the opposition then they are ruining the democracy,” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said.