Team News Riveting
New Delhi, November 30
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the suspension of the 12 members from the Rajya Sabha was important to maintain the dignity of the House.
Speaking on the floor of the Rajya Sabha, Goyal, also the Leader of House, demanded that all those guilty of disrupting the House in the Monsoon Session should not only apologise to the Chair but also the House and the nation as well.
The Rajya Sabha on Monday suspended 12 MPs for the entire Winter Session of Parliament for creating ruckus in the House during the Monsoon Session on August 11.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday ruled out an apology by the 12 Opposition MPs who have been suspended from Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the Winter Session. The Rajya Sabha on Monday suspended 12 MPs for the entire Winter Session of Parliament for creating ruckus in the House during the Monsoon Session on August 11.
“Apology for what? Raising the people’s issues in Parliament? Never!” Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
Earlier today, the Congress-led opposition on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to protest the suspension of 12 Opposition members of the Upper House with leaders saying they will continue to raise their voices on the matter.
The Opposition parties led by the Congress on Tuesday boycotted the Parliament proceedings after Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu turned down their request to revoke the suspension of 12 MPs. The suspended MPs are Phulo Devi Netam, Chhaya Verma, Ripun Bora, Rajamani Patel, Syed Nasir Hussain, Akhilesh Prasad Singh (all Congress MPs), Elamaram Kareem (CPI-M), Binoy Viswam (CPI), Dola Sen (TMC), Shanta Chhetri (TMC), Priyanka Chaturvedi (Shiv Sena) and Anil Desai (Shiv Sena).
