MPs suspension from Parliament; Opposition terms it ‘murder of democracy’, ‘Namocracy in all its tyranny’

New Delhi: As many as 49 more opposition members were suspended from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session of Parliament on charges of ‘serious misconduct’. Among those suspended include Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, and Karti Chidambaram, NCP leader Supriya Sule, Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav, and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah.

Opposition leaders termed it a “murder of democracy.”

The reason behind the suspension of Opposition MPs for the rest of the Winter Session was cited as “misconduct” and failure to adhere to the directions of the Chair.

Reacting to the latest rash of suspensions, Congress general secretary incharge of communications, Jairam Ramesh claimed that the “complete purge” is executed to bulldoze “draconian bills” without any meaningful debate and let the BJP MP who facilitated the intruders into the Lok Sabha go scot-free.

“The new Parliament reflects Namocracy in all its tyranny,” Ramesh said in a social media post on X.

The government is keen to pass the new criminal code bills, and this will likely happen on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Taking a swipe at the Modi government, TMC leader Mahua Moitra, already expelled from the House in a cash-for-query case, posted, “Next Adani Annual Shareholders meeting to be held in Lok Sabha Chamber.”

AAP Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku said, “Those speaking the truth and asking questions have been suspended from the House today. The public is seeing the kind of dirty politics happening in the Parliament.”