New Delhi/March,5: Seven Congress MPs have been suspended from the rest of the budget session for the ruckus created in parliament over the last three days. The second half of the budget session, which started on Monday, ends on April 3.
The members include Gaurav Gogoi, TN Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, Benny Behananm Manickam Tagore, Rajmohan Unnithan and Gurjeet Singh Aujla.The opposition parties, which have been demanding a discussion in House on last week’s Delhi violence, has been hugely upset over the Speaker’s refusal to hold it anytime before Holi.
Arguing that the time for such a discussion is not right, the Speaker had committed to a discussion on March 11, the day after Holi.
The tug-of-war over the issue had ensured repeated adjournments, allowing little time for any other business since parliament reconvened for the second half of the budget session.
After Monday’s uproar in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla held the all-party meeting to lay some ground-rules for the smooth functioning of the House. On Tuesday, after a scuffle between the members, the Speaker had warned that members from both opposition and treasury benches, who cross over to the other side, will be suspended for the entire session.
