Sanjay Raut backs suspended Rajya Sabha MPs, affirms support of 'all 90 Opposition MPs'

Backing 8 MPs who are protesting ir week-long suspension,  Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, on Monday, asserted that t just 8 MPs, all 90 Opposition MPs were with m. He also claimed that way MPs had been suspended was against law. Incidentally, Shiv Sena voted for three Farm Bills in Lok Sabha and was t present for voice vote in Rajya Sabha.

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8 MPs suspended due to unruly behaviour

Earlier in day, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu suspended  8 MPs for a week on charges of misconduct. suspended MPs include - Trinamool's Derek O'Brien and Dola Sen, AAP's Sanjay Singh, CPM's KK Rsh and Elamaram Karim And Congress' Rajiv Satav and Syed Naseer Hussain. Vice President Naidu advised, "Throwing papers and rule-book is t way. I suggest members introspect".

Meanwhile, Naidu refused to allow a vote of -confidence against Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, which was moved by 12 Opposition parties. On Sunday, six Union Ministers had condemned 'attack' on Deputy Chair in a press meet, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calling it 'sad, shameful and unfortunate'. After failing to vote on a -confidence motion, 12 Opposition parties are set to meet President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking his dissent against three farm bills.

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Oppositions protest in Rajya Sabha

While opposing two bills, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien targeted Centre and reminded Centre of its promise of doubling farmers' income by 2022. He n marched up to well of house and tore rule book and ripped mic off house Chair. Similarly, AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Rajeev Satav stormed well and stood on table in front of Chair and raised slogans like 'down with dictatorship', while clapping. Rajya Sabha TV feed was temporarily cut off amid chaos.

8 Rajya Sabha MPs including Derek O'Brien & Sanjay Singh suspended for 1 week for ruckus

Meanwhile, Delhi BJP shared a video showing AAP MP physically assaulting a marshal before TMC's Derek O'Brien and ors intervened. In video, he can be seen dragging marshall by his neck following which he was escorted out of House. While Opposition has called pass of bills via voice vote a 'murder of democracy', BJP has termed attack on chair same. Both bills - Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 were introduced on Sunday and was passed amid chaos.

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