Parliament Winter Session Day 12 Highlights: The Winter Session, which began on December 4, has been marred with sloganeering and protests by the Opposition MPs, who have been demanding a thorough probe into the security breach, which took place on December 13 in the Lok Sabha chamber, and a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue.
As the logjam continued, the government wielded the axe for the second day in a row as 49 more Opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha. Till Monday, 92 Opposition members were suspended – the highest during a single session – including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Jairam Ramesh, and Derek O’Brien, from both Houses for holding placards and raising slogans over the December 13 Lok Sabha security breach.
Congress president and leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, slammed the BJP-ruled Centre for violating democratic norms and trying to “bulldoze” important legislation through the House without any debate. He said, “Democratic norms are being thrown into the dustbin by an autocratic Modi government” by suspending the MPs.”
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The three Bills aim to replace the three existing criminal laws - the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023. The bills were moved my Home Minister Amit Shah and have been taken up for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha.
Home Minister Amit Shah moved the new criminal bills in Lok Sabha today.
"Parliament has been totally delegitimized. This is to lay the framework of passing the most draconian laws in Parliament, which will turn this country into a police state," Congress MP Manish Tewari said after being suspended from the Lok Sabha.
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 4 pm.
After her suspension for the remainder of the winter session of Parliament, Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha MP Dimple Yadav said, "This is ultimately the failure of the government."
49 more Opposition MPs, including Karti Chidambaram and Supriya Sule, were suspended from Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
After more Opposition MPs were suspended, the Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
As the proceeding in the Lower House resumed, more Opposition MPs, including Manish Tewari, Dimple Yadav and Farooq Abdullah, were suspended from the House.
NCP Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar has written to Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Parliament security breach incident and suspension of Opposition MPs.
The Lower House has been adjourned till 12.30 amid ruckus.
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm.
The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 12 pm.
The Lok Sabha has been adjourned 12 pm amid massive uproar over the suspension of Opposition MPs and Parliament security breach.
On the suspension of Opposition MPs, JMM MP Mahua Maji said, "The opposition was only demanding that the Union Home minister or the PM should speak in the House about it (Lok Sabha security breach). They should have at least informed the members about the probe which is being conducted. It appears that the government doesn't want the opposition to be in the House."
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is among the 92 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament.
While talking to the media after the bulk suspension, Chowdhury said that the government “does not want to run Parliament” and does not have an “iota of interest in the parliamentary system”.
"In a way, I am happy. I was feeling bad that many of my colleagues were suspended and that I was sitting inside. But on a serious note, (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi is heading towards striking a century in terms of suspensions of Opposition MPs. It will be a new record," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived for the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting. The meeting has begun in the Parliament Library Building. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Party President JP Nadda also present.
At least 46 MPs have been suspended from the Lower House and an equal number of Opposition MPs have been suspended from the Upper House as well.