Major Criminal Law Bills, Minimum Dissent: Decoding Parliament Minus 143 MPs

Only a few opposition MPs remain in Parliament as the Centre prepares to take up contentious bills for passage. Here's decoding Parliament minus the 143 legislators.

Only a few opposition MPs remain in Parliament as the Centre prepares to take up contentious bills for passage. Here's decoding Parliament minus the 141 legislators.

The 2023 Winter Session of Parliament has set a new record in recent political times with the highest number of suspensions of MPs in a single day. Currently, as many as 143 Opposition MPs stand suspended from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha over what has been termed "unruly behaviour". Allegations flew thick and fast as the Opposition accused the Centre of stifling dissent while the BJP maintained that the "improper" conduct of the parliamentarians led to the suspension. Meanwhile, Prime