TMC MP in Rajya Sabha Derek O'Brien was suspended by RS chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Derek O'Brien has been suspended for the remainder of Monsoon session of Parliament. The Monsoon session has three more days left. This is the second suspension in the Rajya Sabha this monsoon session. Earlier, AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended for the remainder of parliament session by Jagdeep Dhankhar.
"Unruly behaviour"
Leader of the House, Piyush Goyal, moved a motion for Derek O'Brien's suspension "for continuously disturbing the proceedings of the House, disobeying the chair and continuously creating disturbance in the House."
Angry scenes in the Rajya Sabha
The heated exchage in Rajya Sabha started after TMC MP Derek O'Brien got up from his seat and snapped, "Even the leader of opposition has been asking for a debate on Manipur." Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar, who was continously telling him to "sit down", then got up from his seat and after Piyush Goyal moved a motion for Derek O'Brien's suspension citing "unruly behaviour". Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar then suspended O'Brien with immediate effect.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended earlier
This is the second time this Monsoon session that an MP has been suspended in the Rajya Sabha by speaker Jagdeep Dhankhar. Before TMC MP Derek O'Brien, AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended by the chairperson for unruly behaviour. Sanjay Singh was also demanding that discussion by held in the House on Manipur violence issue and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi issue a statement on Manipur.
No-Confidence Motion moved by Opposition
Earlier, Congress MP from Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi had moved a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government in the monsoon session of parliament. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla had accepted the no-confidence motion and fixed August 8,9 and 10 for tabling the no-confidence motion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to speak in the Parliament on August 10, according to reports.
