Amid uproar in the Parliament over Wednesday’s massive security breach, as many as 14 MPs from various Opposition parties were suspended today for disrupting House proceedings.
Among the ones suspended, nine were Congress MPs, one from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), two from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM, one from the Communist Party of India (CPI) and one from Trinamool Congress (TMC). The suspension of DMK MP SR Parthiban was withdrawn later after his party complained that he was not present in the House today.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Parthiban’s name was mistakenly added to the suspension list.
TMC member Derek O’Brien was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the Winter session alleging “unruly behaviour” and “misconduct”.
After accusing O’Brien of violating the directions of the chair and for disrupting the proceedings of the House, the chairman allowed Leader of the House Piyush Goyal to move a motion in this regard.
Following the TMC MP’s suspension, the House passed a resolution suspending five Congress MPs — T N Prathapan, Hibi Eden, Jothimani, Ramya Haridas and Dean Kuriakose for the remaining session after the Speaker named them for disrupting House proceedings.
The Lower House however, also passed a second resolution suspending nine more MPs from various Opposition parties due to the same reason as for the suspension of the other six MPs.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved the resolution to suspend VK Sreekandan (Congress), Benny Behanan (Congress), Mohammad Jawed (Congress), PR Natarajan (CPI-M), Kanimozhi (DMK), K. Subbarayan (CPI), SR Parthiban (DMK), S Venkatesan (CPI-M) and Manickam Tagore (Congress).
Who are the Suspended MPs?
Derek O’Brien
Derek O’Brien is a Member of Parliamentwho represents the Trinamool Congres (TMC) from West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha.
T N Prathapan
Congress leader T N Prathapan represents Kerala’s Thrissur constituency in the Lok Sabha.
Hibi Eden
A member of the Congress party, Hibi Eden represents Ernakulam constituency of Kerala in the Lok Sabha.
S. Jothimani
Jothimani represents the Karur constituency from Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Ramya Haridas
Ramya Haridas is a representative of the Alathur constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Dean Kuriakose
Representing Kerala’s Idukki in the Lower House, Dean Kuriakose is a Congress member.
VK Sreekandan
VK Sreekandan represents the Palakkad constituency from Kerala and is also a member of the Indian National Congress.
Benny Behanan
Benny Behanan is a representative of the Chalakudy constituency from Kerala and is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Mohammad Jawed
A member of the Congress party, Mohammad Jawed represents the Kishanganj constituency from Bihar.
PR Natarajan
PR Natarajan is CPI(M) MP at the Lok Sabha representing Tamil Nadu’s Coimabatore.
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
Kanimozhi represents Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukkudi constituency at the Lok Sabha and is a member of the DMK.
K. Subbarayan
CPI MP K. Subbarayan represents Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur constituency in the Lok Sabha.
SR Parthiban
SR Parthiban is a representative of Tamil Nadu’s Salem constituency in the Lok Sabha and is a member of the DMK.
S Venkatesan
S Venkatesan represents Tamil Nadu’s Madurai constituency in the Lower House and is a member of the CPI(M).
Manickam Tagore
Manickam Tagore is a member of the Congress Party and represents Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar constituency in the Lok Sabha.
