20 suspended Rajya Sabha members began a 50-hour relay protest inside the Parliament premises on Wednesday, sources said after the opposition rejected the chairman’s motion to revoke the suspension, expressing regret over the behavior of its members in the House. Huh. Dola Sen of Trinamool Congress said the MPs are protesting near the Gandhi statue and will stay overnight. Three from DMK, three from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), two from Communist Party India (Marxist) and one each from Communist Party of India (CPI) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Sources said the Nationalist Congress Party and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which have no suspended members, would also join the protest. “Question: What were opposition MPs demanding Answer: Discussion on #PriceRise #GST hurt lakhs of people Action: Dictator @narendramodi govt suspends 24 MPs from #Parliament 24×7 dharna on Gandhi statue in next few days. Peaceful Satyagraha will always win,” tweeted TMC Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien.
While Congress and other opposition parties were protesting at different places in the morning, till evening it seemed that they have come together on the issue of inflation. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh visited the protest site and said that his party would be part of the day-night dharna organized by other opposition parties. The CPI, of which one member has been suspended, said in a statement that the suspension is an attack on the fundamental rights of the Members of Parliament to freedom of expression.
“The suspension of two CPI(M) MPs, including 4 Opposition MPs from Lok Sabha and 20 Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha, for consecutive days is a serious blow to the democratic functioning of Parliament.” Refusing to accept any motion moved by the opposition under the rules for a structured discussion on inflation, unemployment, etc. Opposition sources also said this. The “other side” has indicated that there is a view within the government that suspending 19 opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha in one go was a wrong strategic move and should have been avoided.
In fact, in the morning Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu met the leaders of the opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha and was given a resolution that if they expressed regret over their behavior in the House, another resolution would be moved to revoke the suspension, Sources said.
However, none of the leaders agreed saying that the government should regret the decision not to discuss the price hike. The price hike will be discussed after that, with the suspension of MPs in the Rajya Sabha ending on Friday. Opposition sources also said that a detailed action plan has been prepared for the dharna and a roster of duties has been made which is being circulated on a dedicated WhatsApp group. While DMK MP Tiruchi Siva organized an idli-sambar breakfast on Wednesday, the DMK arranged lunch with curd rice. Dinner will be roti, dal, paneer and chicken tandoori courtesy of TMC. On Thursday, DMK will be in charge of breakfast, TRS for lunch and you will arrange dinner.
Sources said the parties have taken it upon themselves to appoint leaders on a rotational basis for one to two hours to sit at the venue in support of those who have been suspended. In fact, parties like the NCP and JMM, which do not have any suspended members, will also join the protest, sources said. Although the leaders will have to sleep under the sky, their request for a tent will be denied by the authorities, as no structure can be built inside the complex even temporarily. However, protesting MPs can use the toilet in the bathroom of the Parliament Library.
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