Lok Sabha (LS) today suspended 33 opposition members for the remainder of the Winter Session for creating disturbance in the House. The suspended MP’s include Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, DMK MPs T R Baalu and Dayanidhi Maran, and TMC's Saugata Roy. The suspension came as Opposition members protested in the Houses demanding a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the security breach which took place on December 13. While 30 of them were suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session, three were suspended pending the report of the Privileges Committee. The three - K Jayakumar, Vijay Vasanth and Abdul Khaleque - had climbed on the Speaker's podium to raise slogans. The proposal of suspension of these MP’s was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in the house. It was later approved by voice note.
Speaking about his suspension, LS MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that all leaders, including me, have been suspended. We have been demanding for many days that our MPs who were suspended earlier should be reinstated and the Home Minister come to the House and give a statement. Earlier, 13 LS MPs and 1 RS MP were suspended for ‘unruly conduct’ in Parliament. The total number of suspended MP’s has now reached 47. In view of the protests by opposition MPs, LS has been adjourned for the day.