12 Opposition members suspended from Rajya Sabha for remaining part of winter session

 The Monsoon session ended two days before schedule

The reason behind their suspension is 'violent' behaviour during the Monsoon session

Representational Picture of the Parliament House: File Picture

TT Bureau, PTI   |   New Delhi   |  29.11.21: Twelve Opposition members in Rajya Sabha, including Congress MP Chhaya Verma, Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi and TMC's Dola Sen were on Monday suspended for the remaining part of the winter session for their misconduct and unruly behaviour during the last session.

NDTV quotes a note stating that they willingly obstructed the business of the house through "unprecedented acts of misconduct, contemptuous, violent and unruly behaviour and intentional attacks on the security personnel" on the last day of the Monsoon session."

Among the suspended members, six are from the Congress, two each from the TMC and Shiv Sena and one each from the CPM and the CPI.

The Upper House had witnessed ugly scenes when the Opposition members were protesting against the three farm bills and the Pegasus snoopgate during the Monsoon session. Owing to the pandemonium, the Monsson session ended two days before schedule in August. On the concluding day, the Opposition MPs allegedly rushed to the officials' table, climbed up there and even waved black cloths and scattered files as the House was about to begin a discussion on farmers' stir. In fact there were also allegations that that they 'manhandled' security men.

But the MPs refuting such allegations said they were beaten up by the security. Taking a note of the ruckus, Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla decided to take stern action against the ones behind such unruly scenes inside the Parliament. 

The six suspended members from the Congress are - Phulo Devi Netam, Chhaya Verma, Ripun Bora, Rajamani Patel, Syed Nasir Hussain and Akhilesh Prasad Singh.

Priyanka Chaturvedi and Anil Desai of the Shiv Sena, Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri of TMC, Elamaram Kareem from CPM and Binoy Viswam from CPI are the other members suspended for the rest of the session.

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh announced the suspension of the members and adjourned the House till Tuesday.