Monsoon Session: Ruckus In Rajya Sabha As 8 MPs Suspended By Chairman; House Adjourned For Today

BJP is considering moving a motion for stringent action against several opposition MPs, who are accused of unruly behaviour in the House during the passage of two farm bills.

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New Delhi: A day after Rajya Sabha witnessed a massive protest and unruly scene over the passage of two key agriculture bills, Opposition parties on Monday called for a joint meeting in order to chalk out their further strategy. As per latest information, Rajya Sabha Chairman suspended 8 MPs for a week. These MPs are Derek O'Brien of Trinamool Congress, Sanjay Singh of Aam Aadmi Party, Rajeev Satav of Congress, KK Ragesh of CPI(M), Ripun Bora of Congress, Dola Sen of Trinamool Congress, Syed Nazir Hussain of Congress, and Elamaran Karim of CPI(M).

The suspended members have no right to be in the House. The House cannot function with the presence of non-members: Rajya Sabha MP V. Muraleedharan

I urge the members named by the Rajya Sabha Chairman to not take part in the House proceedings: Deputy Chairman Harivansh pic.twitter.com/7Lb4sUw6mJ — ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2020

The house has now been adjourned till 9 am tomorrow amid pandemonium. As many as 12 Opposition parties Sunday gave a notice for a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh over the manner in which two farm Bills were passed in the Upper House after he overruled their pleas for an adjournment of the proceedings. Meanwhile, even the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering moving a motion for stringent action against several opposition MPs, who are accused of unruly behaviour in the House during the passage of two farm bills. Amidst a heated debate on the floor of Rajya Sabhha on Sunday, some Opposition members, ignoring the COVID-19 protocol, charged towards the podium of Deputy Chairman Harivansh, flung the rule book at him and tore official papers. Bills for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha today: - The Foreign Contribution(Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 -The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020 -The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 -The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 - The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 -The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Bills for consideration and passing in Rajya Saha today: - The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. - The Companies (Amendment) Bill,2020. -The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill,2020. -The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill,2020. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha inked another record in the history of Parliament by hearing 'Matters of Urgent Public Importance' during midnight proceedings of the ongoing Monsoon Session when most of the Indians were sleeping. The lower House which began its proceedings at 3 p.m. on Sunday concluded its session at 12.34 a.m. on Monday, spending more than two hours to hear the 'Matters of Urgent Public Importance' raised by the parliamentarians. Congress on Sunday accused the BJP leadership of hatching a conspiracy in the passage of the contentious farm bills in Rajya Sabha amid a din and said the day would be remembered as a "black day" for parliamentary democracy. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said democracy has been shamed by the manner in which the government issued "death warrants" against farmers by passing two bills related to the agriculture sector. The Rajya Sabha passed the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 on Sunday amid the din created by opposition members. The bills have already been passed by Lok Sabha and will now go to the President for his assent before they are notified as laws. The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 seeks to give freedom to farmers to sell their produce outside the notified APMC market yards (mandis). This, the government says, is aimed at facilitating remunerative prices through competitive alternative trading channels.