Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a motion on Thursday to suspend five Congress members from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session due to their “unruly behavior.” He introduced the motion after informing the House of the actions taken following the security breach that occurred yesterday, when two men leaped from the visitor’s gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber. The House adjourned earlier in the day, and the motion was made shortly after it reconvened at 2:00 PM.
Joshi moved the motion to suspend Congress MPs – TN Prathapan, Hibi Eden, S Jothimani, Ramya Haridas and Dean Kuriakose – for the remainder of the winter session, which will conclude on December 22.
BJD’s Bhartruhari Mahtab was on the chair when the motion was moved and adopted amid sloganeering by opposition members.
Joshi said that Speaker Om Birla has written to the Home Secretary for a high-level inquiry into yesterday’s incident and the probe has begun.
He cited instances from the past, including when papers were thrown from the visitors gallery, and such unfortunate incidents had occurred earlier too. He called upon opposition members not to “politicise” the issue.