Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will take a call for action that could be taken against opposition MPs who stormed into the House well on Sunday while protesting against farm laws. According to people who know the details, the president has called a meeting with the minister of parliamentary affairs to discuss the issue.
While protesting, some MPs broke the microphones on the president’s desk; and they were seen on camera ripping papers. Some deputies were caught on camera protesting near the chair.
While Derek O’Brien of TMC was caught waving the rule book in his chair, Sanjay Singh of AAP was taken out by the sheriffs later. Later, at least 12 members of the opposition sat down to protest in the Chamber, once the process was over; they also filed a motion of no confidence against Rajya Sabha’s vice president, Harivansh.
BJP deputy and national secretary general Bhupender Yadav criticized the “rebellious behavior” of the opposition members. He said that the “president is competent” to make a decision on what action should be taken.
According to House rules, the decision to ask a deputy to retire is made by the president. Rule 256 provides for the suspension of members; It says: “If the President can, if he deems it necessary, appoint a member who ignores the authority of the President or abuses the rules of the Council by persistently and deliberately obstructing the affairs of the Council.
Rule 256 (2) says that if a member is so appointed by the President, he will immediately raise the issue in a motion, without allowing amendment, postponement or debate, that the member (who appoints) be suspended from the service of the Council for a period that does not exceed the remainder of the session: provided that the Council may, at any time, upon presentation of a motion, decide to put an end to said suspension; while 256 (3) says that a member suspended under this rule will immediately leave the precincts of the Council.
While several MPs complained that the audio system was turned off, hampering the House’s live proceedings via Rajya Sabha TV; There was no clarity on whether the microphones were turned off according to the chair’s instructions. “There was a lot of interruption. After the microphones were broken, the sound system was affected, so that even inside the Chamber, the members could not hear the process, ”said an official with knowledge of the details.
Prahlad Joshi, the minister for parliamentary affairs, spoke outside Parliament and criticized the behavior of the opposition. The people of the country have given Prime Minister Narendra Modi a mandate and “this (uproar) is an insult to the mandate of the people,” he said. He went on to add: “The opposition has shown the height of intolerance in Parliament today. They think of themselves as baadshah (king). We condemn the rebellious behavior of the opposition and will never give in to such threats, ”he said.
Questions also arose about the desirability of MPs filming videos inside the House. O’Brien, who tweeted a video from inside Parliament, told the media that MPs made recordings to record the proceedings. He said that he did not break the rule book and that he will publish the test at the appropriate time.
A person familiar with the house rules said that deputies have privileges, but if the president sees fit, he can seek an explanation. “It is considered unethical, but since this is an extraordinary situation, the deputies may have recorded the images for the record. However, since the videos include what was removed or not allowed to be recorded; these cannot be used by the media, ”said the person.
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