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NEW DELHI: The eight Members of Parliament (MPs), who were earlier suspended by Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu for “unruly behaviour” with deputy chairman Harivansh Singh, stayed on the lawn next to Gandhi statue in the Parliament premises on Monday.
Here is a look at the top developments from the day —
Here is a look at the top developments from the day —
- NCP chief Sharad Pawar says he will take part in suspended MPs’ protest. “I will also take part in their (eight
suspended Rajya Sabha MPs ) movement. I will fast for a day to show support,” he said. - Within hours of the days proceedings, several opposition parties led by Congress staged a walkout in Rajya Sabha.
- Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Opposition will boycott Rajya Sabha till the suspension of eight MPs is revoked. He also urged the Government to bring a bill to ensure private players don’t procure foodgrains below minimum support price.
- We’ll boycott Parliament session until Government accepts our three demands — government to bring another bill under which no private player can purchase below MSP, MSP to be fixed under formula recommended by Swaminathan Commission and Government agencies like FCI shouldn’t buy crops below MSP, added Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.
- In letter to RS chairman, deputy chairman Harivansh expresses deep anguish at “humiliating” conduct towards him in House and announced 24-hour fast. He said his fast begins from Tuesday morning, will end tomorrow on birthday of ‘rashtra kavi’ Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. “My fast may perhaps inspire ‘self-purification’ in those who behaved insultingly towards me. Members engaged in violent conduct in name of democracy, tried to frighten Chair, defied every norm and convention of House,” he added.
- Harivansh also wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind against the unruly behaviour with him in the House by Opposition MPs during the passing of agriculture Bills.
- Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh met the suspended Rajya Sabha MPs who had spent the night on the lawns near the Gandhi statue in the Parliament premises. He was seen sitting on the ground with the MPs.
- “Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha wrote to me expressing his commitment to democracy and how he was treated. He wrote to me that in order to arouse the conscious of people he wanted to observe one-day fast,” said Rajya Sabha chairman
M Venkaiah Naidu. - However, the protesting MPs refused the “tea diplomacy” and alleged that Harivansh violated rules and norms of parliament proceedings.
- Leaders across party lines came to meet them, as the protesting MPs sat on the lawn, calling for an indefinite dharna against farmers’ bills and wrongful suspension. From Ghulam Nabi Azad, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury to Digvijay Singh, several Congress MPs also lined up to boost the morale of the protesting MPs.
- The MPS were earlier suspended by Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu for “unruly behaviour” with deputy chairman Harivansh Singh.
- On Monday, Venkaiah Naidu announced the one-week suspension of Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Sanjay Singh, Congress’ Rajeev Satav, Ripun Bora and Syed Nasir Hussain, CPI (M)’s KK Ragesh and Elamaram Karim for “unruly behaviour” with the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman on Sunday during the passage of the
farm bills . - On Sunday Rajya Sabha witnessed unruly scenes as Opposition members stormed the well and reached the deputy chairman’s seat to protest against the 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 and passed by the Upper House through voice vote.
- Both the Bills were earlier passed by Lok Sabha through voice votes.
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