8 MPs Suspended For Rajya Sabha Ruckus
During the discussion on the Agriculture Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Sunday, the MPs of the opposition parties created a ruckus. Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu appeared angry with yesterday's incident. He has suspended eight committing lawmakers for the remaining session.
Eight Rajya Sabha members, including Trinamool Congress Derek O’Brien, were on Monday suspended from the House for a week over the unprecedented ruckus during the passage of the farm bills yesterday. Chairman M Venkiah Naidu also rejected the no-confidence motion against his deputy, Harivansh. The no-confidence motion was moved on the grounds that proper procedure was not followed.
While strongly condemning Sunday’s incident, Naidu told the House: “I was deeply pained by what happened yesterday. All social distancing and COVID protocols were violated. Whatever happened, defied logic. It was a bad day for the Rajya Sabha. The deputy chairman was physically threatened. I was worried about his physical well-being.”
After this, Parliamentary Affairs Ministers read out a motion seeking suspension of eight members for the remainder of the session. Besides Derek O Brien, Sanjay Singh, Raju Satav, KK Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain, and Elamaran Karim were also suspended.
On Derek’s continuous protests and sloganeering, Naidu said: “I order Mr. Derek O’Brien to leave the house.”
However, opposition members protested against the decision, leading to the adjournment of the proceedings for about 20 minutes. The session was further adjourned for 30 minutes as protests continued after the resumption of the House.