Congress claimed Monday that the government is attempting to “intimidate” it and that the party will not be intimidated. This came shortly after four of its MPs were suspended for the remainder of the session for interfering with Lok Sabha proceedings.
Manickam Tagore, TN Prathapan, Jothimani, and Ramya Haridas, four Congress MPs, were expelled from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the session for using placards to disrupt business after receiving a warning from Speaker Om Birla.
The government is attempting to scare us by suspending our MPs, according to Gaurav Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, who also spoke with reporters besides the four suspended lawmakers. What did they do wrong? They were attempting to bring up problems that were important to individuals.
He argued that the Congress party would not be intimidated in this way.
“The MPs were waving placards that raised concerns over the increase in gas cylinder prices and the application of GST to products like flour and buttermilk. A discussion on these matters was demanded in our petition for adjournment, but none took place, he claimed.
One of the suspended MPs, Tagore, stated that Congress has been calling for a discussion on price increases and has given notifications for adjournment motions for the previous six days, but the administration has displayed “total arrogance.”
“A Dalit woman has been suspended from the Lok Sabha today, as a tribal woman took the oath of office as President,” he remarked. Tagore also asserted that the BJP merely wanted Parliament to applaud its leaders and their triumph.
The Congress party will not be intimidated in any manner.
“We made a great effort to place posters in the House at camera angles. Placards are purportedly not allowed to be displayed in Parliament. It is only acceptable to support Modi Ji” he declared. He argued that the Congress party would not be intimidated in this way.
The MPs were holding signs that discussed the growing price of gas cylinders and the implementation of the GST on items like bread and buttermilk. Our plea for postponement demanded consideration of these concerns, but none occurred “he said.
Speaker Om Birla had earlier issued a warning to the protesting members, including those from the Congress, TMC, and DMK, that anyone who continued to yell slogans and holds signs outside the House beyond 3 pm would have to do so.
After the House convened at 3 PM, the TMC MPs, who had been a member of the opposition parties demonstrating up until that point, withdrew from the demonstrations. They might be seen seated in their chairs.
A clearly irate Birla reminded the other opposition members that the administration was prepared to discuss their concerns and emphasized that people wanted the House to run smoothly as they continued to object. Birla then recessed the House until three o’clock.
However, as the House’s business resumed, sloganeering and placard-waving persisted, stifling the voices of the MPs taking part in the Zero Hour.
The chairman of the meeting, Rajendra Agarwal, pleaded with the opposition representatives to heed the Speaker’s warning. He claimed that the suspended members had engaged in “stubborn behavior,” “deliberately and repeatedly disrupted proceedings,” and disobeyed Speaker of the House orders.
After a voice vote, the House approved the resolution, and Agarwal declared their suspension. He then demanded that the individuals listed in the resolution leave the House right away. After that, the proceedings were suspended for the day.
