Explained: Under what rules can MPs be suspended from Parliament? | Explained News,The Indian Express

As 19 Opposition members are suspended from Rajya Sabha for a week, a look at the reasons for suspending an MP, the rules under which the Presiding Officer acts, and whether this is a common practice in Parliament.

Nineteen opposition members were suspended from Rajya Sabha for a week on Tuesday (July 26), provoking Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien to say that the government had turned Parliament into a “deep, dark chamber”.

Seven of O’Brien’s Rajya Sabha colleagues were suspended, along with six MPs from the DMK, three from the TRS, two from the CPM, and one MP from the CPI. The MPs were suspended for “unruly behaviour”.

On November 29 last year, 12 opposition members were suspended in Rajya Sabha on the very first day of the Winter Session for “their unprecedented acts of misconduct, contemptuous, unruly and violent behaviour and intentional attacks on security personnel” on August 11, the last day of the previous Monsoon Session.

Before that, eight Rajya Sabha MPs had been suspended on September 21, 2020 for unruly behaviour in the House the previous day (September 20).

The general principle is that it is the role and duty of the Presiding Officer — Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha — to maintain order so that the House can function smoothly. In order to ensure that proceedings are conducted in the proper manner, the Speaker/ Chairman is empowered to force a Member to withdraw from the House.

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