Opposition events on Thursday referred to as off their protest contained in the Parliament complicated over the suspension of 12 MPs (MPs) for a day in honor of Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat, his spouse Madhulika Rawat and 11 protection personnel. Died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.
Opposition MPs additionally didn’t disrupt the proceedings of the Upper House, permitting Zero Hour and Question Hour to be held. However, the request of the opposition events to permit their ground leaders to talk on the incident and personally pay their tributes was turned down by Deputy Chairman Harivansh.
The Deputy Speaker stated the House has condoled the deaths collectively and there’s no precedent for permitting the leaders of the House to talk individually on the identical challenge. Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge opposed the stand. TMC MPs additionally protested the transfer and staged a walkout.
Speaking to reporters exterior the House, TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev stated, “After the tragic loss of life of 13 individuals together with CDS Bipin Rawat, we determined to name off our protest after expressing our condolences. We needed to affix the nation in mourning the deaths. This is just not a partisan second. In Rajya Sabha, it’s completely appalling that solely the Speaker and the Defense Minister converse and never a single member of the opposition social gathering is allowed to say a phrase.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
