The Parliament is set to witness yet another day of less business and more uproar with the 12 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs continuing their protest while TMC MP Derek O’Brien joining them. Brien was also suspended on Tuesday for the remaining part of the Winter session for the “grave misconduct” of hurling a Rajya Sabha rule book at the Chair.
Meanwhile, the Congress-led Opposition is expected to reiterate its demand of resignation of MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni after the SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence termed it a “planned conspiracy” by his jailed son Ashish Mishra. On Tuesday, opposition leaders took out a protest march demanding that action be taken Mishra, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying they will not rest till the minister is sent to jail.
Opposition parties have been protesting against the suspension of MPs, which they have termed as undemocratic and against the rules of the House.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die ahead of schedule
Govt deliberately suspended the 12 MPs so that the bills could be passed easily. We requested the government to revoke suspension so that the House can run smoothly but they refused: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge
Prime minister Narendra Modi is meeting with senior ministers in Parliament to discuss various issues and government strategy. Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju, Anurag Singh Thakur and Nitin Gadkari are attending this meeting.
Parliament is likely to sine die ahead of schedule today, reports news agency ANI.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien to join the 12 suspended MPs in their protest at Gandhi statue in Parliament today. He was suspended from Rajya Sabha yesterday for the remaining part of the current Session for 'unruly behaviour' in the House
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over Lakhimpur Kheri incident, also demands immediate resignation of MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni
A bill that seeks to fix 21 years as the uniform age of marriage for women and men was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday with Union Minister Smriti Irani terming it a "decisive step" in the country's history, while some experts stressed that legislative changes alone will not solve the problem of early marriages unless its root causes are addressed.