Published Dec 19, 2023 | 2:15 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 19, 2023 | 2:15 PM
Chaos ensued as two people jump into Lok Sabha on 13 December. (Screengrab)
The Congress, on Tuesday, 19 December, alleged that a “complete purge” is being executed so that “draconian Bills” are passed without any meaningful debate and the BJP MP “who facilitated the entry of the two intruders” into the Lok Sabha on 13 December goes scot-free.
The Opposition party’s attack came soon after 49 Lok Sabha MPs were suspended from the House for disrupting proceedings on Tuesday, a day after 78 Opposition members were suspended from Parliament.
In a post on X, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh underlined the suspension of Lok Sabha MPs on Tuesday to allege that “a complete purge is being executed so that draconian bills are passed without any meaningful debate, and so that the BJP MP who facilitated entry of the two intruders into the Lok Sabha on December 13th goes scot-free”.
Today at least 50 more INDIA MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha alone! A complete purge is being executed so that draconian Bills are passed without any meaningful debate, and so that the BJP MP who facilitated entry of the two intruders into the Lok Sabha on December 13th…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) December 19, 2023
The MPs suspended on Tuesday include National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah and Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari.
INDIA bloc MPs have been demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah on the security breach in Parliament that occurred on 13 December.
In an unprecedented move, 78 Opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament on Monday, triggering a strong reaction from the Congress and other parties that accused the BJP government of trying to bulldoze key legislations in an “Opposition-less” Parliament.
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