12 'unruly' members of Rajya Sabha suspended
New Delhi: Twelve members of the Rajya Sabha were suspended from the winter session of the Parliament for their unruly behaviour in the Monsoon session.
The opposition has condemned the order of the Chairman, decided to boycott the session. Opposition parties contended that it was against the rules and procedures of the House.
The suspension motion said the MPs had willingly committed "unprecedented acts of misconduct, contemptuous, violent and unruly behaviour and intentional attacks on the security personnel".
The 12 suspended MPs include five from Congress — Phulo Devi Netam, Ripun Bora, Rajamani Patel, Syed Nasir Hussain and Akhilesh Pratap Singh; two from Trinamool Congress — Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri; two from Shiv Sena — Anil Desai and Priyanka Chaturvedi; CPI(M)’s Elamaram Kareem and CPI’s Binoy Viswam. The MPs were suspended under Rule 256 of Rajya Sabha rules which allows for suspension “for a period not exceeding the remainder of the session”.
The chaotic Monsoon session – where the government and the opposition were at loggerheads over demands to discuss the Pegasus spyware issue -- had concluded on August 11 amid shocking violence and allegations of manhandling of women
