AAP MP Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha for 'gross violation of rules'

File Photo/PTI

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament (MP) Raghav Chadha was on Friday suspended from the Rajya Sabha. Chadha was suspended from the Upper House for gross violation of rules and contemptuous conduct, pending the report of the privileges committee, reported PTI.

Before Chadha, Sanjay Singh of AAP was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the Monsoon Session.

Chadha's suspension followed a motion moved by the Leader of the House Piyush Goyal who sought action against the AAP leader for including names of four members of the Upper House in a proposed select committee for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The motion was passed by a voice vote.

Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha has adjourned sine die on Friday.

The last day ended amid an uproar by opposition members who demanded a discussion on Manipur and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi give a statement on the issue in the House.

As soon as Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar started conducting Question Hour, the opposition members started raising slogans, demanding a discussion on the situation in Manipur, which has been roiled by ethnic violence.

Also read: Maharashtra: Railways' road over-bridge becomes operational in Kalyan-Vitthalwadi section in Thane

The opposition members also demanded that Modi address the House on the issue.

"Had you (opposition) agreed to the Chair on July 20 (on a short-duration discussion on the issue), then this situation would not have come," Dhankhar said.

There was a detailed discussion on the Manipur issue in Lok Sabha and it could have been possible here as well but "you missed that opportunity", he said.

Amid the continued sloganeering, some opposition members trooped into the well, prompting Dhankhar to stand up and ask them to return to their seats.

With the opposition members not relenting, the Chair adjourned the House till 2 pm.

Earlier, DMK MP Tiruchi Siva raised a point of order saying there has been a reply from the government's side on the discussion on Manipur under Rule 167 of the House.

Siva said he had given a notice for discussion on Manipur under Rule 167 on Thursday and the Chair had acceded.

"Yesterday, you (the Chair) acceded but we waited till (today) morning. We did not receive any communication from the government's side. We are prepared for a discussion and they are not," he said.

The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the Manipur issue since the Monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20. Friday is the last day of the session.

Responding to a no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Modi assured the people of Manipur that the Centre and the state government were working together to restore peace in the violence-hit state. He asserted that the culprits behind the heinous crimes against women will face stringent punishment.

Earlier, Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon as opposition members protested over a BJP member raising the issue of law and order in Rajasthan.

During the farewell of five members, BJP's Kirodi Lal Meena raised a point of order and said there was no law and order in Rajasthan.

This led to an uproar by opposition parties even as Dhankhar declined the point of order. (Agencies)