TMC MP suspended from RS,Lok Sabha adjourned for day

TMC MP Shantanu Sen has been suspended from Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the Monsoon Session for his unruly behaviour.  On Thursday, when Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw rose in the House to make a statement regarding compromise of phone data of some persons as reported in the media, TMC members rushed towards him and Sen snatched the statement copy from the Minister’s hand. However, the Minister tried to make a statement with another copy amid ruckus. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan Friday moved a motion to suspend Sen from the House and it was accepted. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu announced the suspension of the TMC member and asked him to withdraw from the House. However, opposition members objected to the move. Naidu expressed displeasure over the continuous disruption in the House and asked the members to think about their approach in the House. 

Meanwhile, Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day and Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2.30 PM following opposition protest on Pegasus snooping and other issues. When the Lok Sabha met for the day, opposition members including Congress, TMC and other parties trooped into the well of the House holding placards demanding judicial probe into alleged Pegasus snooping case. Shiromani Akali Dal members were protesting against the three Farm Laws. Amid the pandemonium Speaker Om Birla tried to run the Question Hour.  He urged the protesting members to return to their seats and allow the House to function properly. As the opposition protest continued the Speaker adjourned the House for the day.