NEW DELHI: NCP chief and MP Sharad Pawar writes to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, requesting an urgent inquiry into the recent Parliament Security Breach and suspension of MPs, expressing his lament over the large-scale suspensions.
โThe decision to suspend Members of Parliament seeking an explanation for this incident seems counterintuitive to the principals of accountability and transparency. Members of Parliament have a legitimate right to seek clarification and ensure the safety of the parliamentary environment,โ Pawar wrote.
FLASH: NCP chief and MP Sharad Pawar writes to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, requesting him for an urgent inquiry in the recent #ParliamentSecurityBreach and suspension of MPs.#ParliamentAttack2023 #Parliament pic.twitter.com/1pulQLyyw8
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He emphasised that the MPsโ protests reflected the โseverity of the incident,โ and MPs naturally sought clarification. He criticized the government for not providing a statement on how it plans to address the issue and expressed disappointment over the suspension of members seeking an explanation or statement.
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Pawar also highlighted that some MPs, who were not continuously disruptive, had been thrown out of Parliament for the remainder of this session, the final full sitting before next yearโs general election.
Parliamentโs shocking move to suspend 78 MPs on Monday, in addition to the 14 ejected last week, drew attention. The suspended MPs included Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Gaurav Gogoi, Congressโ top two leaders in the House, and Trinamoolโs Kalyan Banerjee, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, and Saugata Ray, along with A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran of Tamil Naduโs ruling DMK.
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From the Rajya Sabha, the suspended MPs included Congressโ Jairam Ramesh and Randeep Singh Surjewala, DMKโs Kanimozhi, and RJDโs Manoj Kumar Jha. The record suspensions continued on Tuesday, with 48 more MPs suspended from the Lok Sabha.
