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BJP MPs Write To Speaker Seeking Kalyan Banerjee' Suspension, FIR For 'Unprecedented Goondaism'

The development comes a day after a meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill where Kalyan Banerjee entered into an argument with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay and smashed a glass water bottle. 

The BJP members in the committee on Waqf Bill has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking suspension of TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee from Lok Sabha.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker, three BJP MPs- The letter signed by Nishikant Dubey, Aparajita Sarangi and Abhijit Gangopadhyay- referred to Kalyan Banerjee's conduct at the meeting of the joint parliamentary panel on the Waqf bill to the ethics panel and called for considering rescinding his membership.

The BJP MPs urged that an FIR may be lodged against Banerjee for “unprecedented goondaism, unpardonable violence and life-threatening attack” on Pal followed by his immediate police custody, interrogation and investigation by the “competent law enforcement agencies”.

The development comes a day after a meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill where Kalyan Banerjee entered into an argument with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay and smashed a glass water bottle and threw it towards the Chair while injuring his fingers. 

The TMC MP was suspended for one day from the parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Banerjee ended up with cuts on the thumb and the little finger in his right hand as a stunned Pal adjourned the meeting. 

According to a report in PTI, three BJP MPs have written to Om Birla demanding the filing of an FIR against Kalyan Banerjee and his immediate suspension from the House pending investigation for ”unprecedented violence” during the meeting.

The BJP members, in the letter, said that they along with other members of the panel witnessed the “act of goondaism and unpardonable violence” by Banerjee during the sitting of the parliamentary committee.

“The goondaism and unpardonable violence exhibited by Kalyan Banerjee has surpassed all limits of a civilised behaviour expected from a Member of Parliament which has now become an act of life-threatening attack on the Chairperson Jagdambika Pal,” the BJP MPs said.

“Therefore the same calls for stringent action by your goodself as otherwise, our cherished parliamentary system of governance would be tarnished beyond repair,” they added.

“In terms of Rule 316B (a) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the unethical conduct of Kalyan Banerjee, Member of Parliament, may be referred to the Committee on Ethics for examination, investigation and report for considering rescinding his membership,” they demanded.

Pending further action against him, Banerjee may be suspended from the proceedings of the House and its committees and also barred from entering the Parliament Estate till the concussion of the inquiry against him, the BJP MPs added.

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