Congress protest over suspended MPs enters third day

BJP activists pelted stones at one of the vehicles carrying congress’ workers and damaged the glass windows.

Vladimir Putin would not make the mistake Narendra Modi has now made in Parliament.

Raising the issue, Kirit Somaiya termed the Youth Congress demonstration outside the Speaker’s official residence yesterday as unprecedented and said such an incident has never happened. It should be taken back. Following commotion over the tabling of the Thakkar Commission report that looked into the assassination of Indira Gandhi, 63 MPs were suspended for a week.

“We have not shied away from a discussion and we are ready for it”, Singh said, adding that the opposition has an important role and must allow the House to function.

Among the 25 suspended Congress MPs six of them are from North East including the Shillong MP.

As indicated by sources, the Congress camp said it had not been told if such a possibility existed.

“The Vyapam scam has destroyed the future of thousands in Madhya Pradesh”, he said. Sushma Swaraj has broken laws, and the Rajasthan chief minister is financially involved with (former IPL chief) Lalit Modi. The Congress party is not asking for their resignations.

“The Prime Minister is fond of “mann ki baat”, speaking his mind”. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was among those present.

Opposition parties like the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Nationalist Congress Party today raised slogans demanding that the Speaker withdraw her suspension order and then walked out of the Lok Sabha.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other leaders near Gandhi statue during the protest.

Thanking the opposition parties for joining their protest, Ghulam Nabi Azad said,”I thank other parties for supporting Congress. Party MPs from Rajya Sabha can not be absent from the House but will protest with the Congress to show solidarity”. Displaying posters, the Parliamentarians shouted slogans against the suspension by the Speaker. Madhusudan Mistry waved a piece of black cloth. There is no democracy in their DNA… Will they teach us democracy? (Photo: PTI)Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi, also joined the protesting members.

The Lower House was adjourned for the day soon after the members were suspended under Rule 374 (A).