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A day after Rajya Sabha passed the two agriculture sector related bills, the chairman of Rajya Sabha suspended eight opposition leaders for “misconduct” for the remaining days of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.
- Eight opposition MPs suspended for remaining days of monsoon session for ‘misconduct’ in Rajya Sabha. Derek O’Brien, Sanjay Singh, Rajeev Satav, KK Ragesh, Syed Naseer Hussain, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen and Elamaram Kareem suspended for remaining part of the monsoon session.
- “Suspension won’t silence us. We will stand with farmers in their fight. Deputy chairman throttled parliamentary procedures yesterday. Suspension of MPs exposed the coward face of BJP. People will see through the attempt to divert attention from their undemocratic actions,” says CPM MP Elamaram Kareem.
- Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu also rejected a notice for no confidence motion against deputy chairman Harivansh on the grounds that proper procedure was not followed.
- Soon after the start of the session, chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu slammed the opposition leaders for their conducton the floor of the House — “It pained to see what happened in the House yesterday. Climbing on to the bench, dancing in the House, throwing rule book at deputy speaker are conducts unbecoming of members,” Naidu said before the suspension of leaders.
- On Sunday, the Rajya Sabha passed the two agriculture sector reform bills amidst aggressive protest by the opposition parties. The two bills — Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 — will now be sent to the President for his assent, setting the stage for a prolonged political confrontation which looks set to spill over to the streets in the northern states.