'PM Speaking Everywhere But...': Kharge Attacks Modi As Oppn Hits Streets Against Suspension Of MPs

The Opposition took out a protest march on Thursday against suspension of MPs from Parliament.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during Opposition's protest march

Source : PTI

Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday saying he speaks outside the Parliament everywhere but does not speak inside the House on the matter of security breach. Kharge made the remarks as Opposition hit the street against suspension of MPs from both the Houses. 

Speaking to reporters, Kharge said they wanted to raise the issue of Parliament's security breach in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and demand statement from the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Central government. 

"Unfortunately neither Amit Shah nor PM Modi came to tell as to what happened," Kharge said. 

"What he was supposed to speak in Parliament, leaving that, PM Modi spoke in Varanasi, Ahmedabad, on television but not in Parliament," said the Congress leader. 

Kharge also said the Opposition parties will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday against the suspension of MPs. 

The MPs from opposition parties have been demanding a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah on the December 13 Parliament security breach incident. They have been disrupting the proceeding of the house in connection with the same after which as many as 143 MPs have been suspended till now. 

49 Lok Sabha MPs were suspended from the House for disrupting proceedings on Tuesday, a day after 78 opposition members were suspended from Parliament.

On Wednesday, two more MPs Thomas Chazhikadan of the Kerala Congress (Mani) and A M Ariff of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) were suspended for misconduct after a resolution moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi was adopted by the House. 

The suspension action has drawn sharp criticism the Congress and other parties accusing the BJP-ruled Centre of trying to bulldoze key legislations in an "Opposition-less" Parliament.