Suspended MPs are NOT allowed to enter the parliament chamber, lobby and galleries; Lok Sabha Secretariat issues circular
Following the suspension of 141 MPs from both Houses of Parliament, a circular has been issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, denying the suspended MPs entry into the House, lobby and galleries of Parliament.
New Delhi: In a first, during the Winter parliament sessiona total of 141 MPs have been suspended for ‘unruly behavior’ as they demanded a discussion on the security breach of Parliament that took place on December 13, 2023. On Monday, December 18, 2023, a total of 92 opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament during the winter parliamentary session, which is highest during a single session; this step was taken in response to the opposition’s protests and raising of slogans in favor of the PSecurity breach by the military. Subsequently, MPs were also suspended on December 19, bringing the total to 141 A circular has now been published to the suspended Members of Parliament by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, preventing them from entering the parliament chamber, lobby and galleries.
Lok Sabha issues circular to suspended MPs
As mentioned earlier, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a circular for the suspended MPs; it reads: “Consequently, the following consequences will flow from their suspension and remain in effect during the period of suspension: they will not be able to enter the rooms, lobby and galleries. They are suspended from meetings of parliamentary committees of which they may be members. No entry in their name shall be entered in the List of Cases.”
It further reads: “No notice submitted by them will be acceptable during the period of their suspension. They cannot vote in elections to committees held during the period of their suspension. They are not entitled to the daily subsistence allowance for the period of suspension if they are suspended from the service of the House for the remainder of the session, as their residence at the place of duty cannot be considered as an official residence under Article 2, under d). of Salary. Allowances and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, as amended from time to time.”.
Nationwide protest on December 22: Mallikarjun Kharge
A total of 141 MPs, 95 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha, were suspended following agitation over the opposition’s demand for a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach incident. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said a nationwide protest will be held on December 22 against the suspension of 141 MPs following an uproar over the opposition’s demand for a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the security breach incident in the Parliament. “We have taken several decisions, one concerns the suspended MPs. We will fight against this; this is wrong… We have united to fight this. We have decided to protest across India on December 22 against the suspension of parliamentarians,” Kharge said on Tuesday.
“We have passed a resolution stating that suspension is undemocratic. We will all have to fight to save democracy and we are all willing to do so. We have raised the issue of security breach in Parliament. We have been saying for a long time that union leader Amit Shah or Prime Minister Modi should come to Parliament and speak in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the issue of security breach of Parliament, but they refuse to do so,” he added to.
(Input from ANI)