Ready to withdraw suspension if Opposition MPs apologize: Govt

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
July
27:
Parliamentary
Affairs
Minister
Pralhad
Joshi
on
Wednesday
said
the
suspension
of
Opposition
MPs
can
be
revoked
by
the
Chair
if
they
apologise
and
assure
they
would
not
show
placards
in
the
House.

As
many
as
24
opposition
MPs
–
20
from
the
Rajya
Sabha
and
four
from
the
Lok
Sabha
–
have
been
suspended
for
their
unruly
behaviour
and
creating
ruckus
in
Parliament.
“We
have
been
maintaining
that
the
government
is
ready
for
discussion
on
price
rise
and
today
Finance
Minister
Nirmala
Sitharaman
resumed
her
office
after
recovering
from
Covid,”
Joshi
said.
If
the
Opposition
wants,
“we
can
start
discussion
from
today”,
he
further
said.

Asked
about
the
suspension
of
the
MPs,
Joshi
said,
“Their
suspension
can
be
revoked
by
the
Chair
if
they
apologise
and
assure
that
they
would
not
again
bring
the
placards
in
the
house.”

The
20
opposition
MPs
suspended
from
the
Rajya
Sabha
have
started
a
50-hour-long
protest
inside
the
Parliament
complex.

20
suspended
RS
MPs
begin
relay
protest
in
Parliament

They
are
holding
the
relay
protest
near
the
Gandhi
Statue
and
will
stay
at
the
site
through
the
night,
said
Trinamool
Congress
(TMC)
MP
Dola
Sen,
who
is
one
of
the
suspended
parliamentarians.

The
MPs
suspended
over
the
last
two
days
include
seven
from
the
TMC,
six
from
the
Dravida
Munnetra
Kazhagam,
three
from
the
Telangana
Rashtra
Samithi,
two
from
the
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist),
and
one
each
from
the
Communist
Party
of
India
and
the
Aam
Aadmi
Party.

Also,
four
Lok
Sabha
MPs
of
the
Congress
have
been
suspended.