Deliberate design by BJP to throttle oppn voice: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on his suspension from Lok Sabha | India News – Times of India
“This is a new phenomenon we have never before experienced in our career in Parliament … This is a deliberate design by the ruling party to throttle the voice of the opposition,” he said.
While stating that he cannot disobey the Speaker’s direction, Adhir said that such acts will undermine the spirit of parliamentary democracy.
“I didn’t have even a remote objective to tarnish anyone in the Parliament. If anything is termed unparliamentary, the Speaker has the right to delete or expunge it. If a few words were misconstrued as an offensive remark they (BJP) could have followed the rules according to the provision,” he added.
Adhir Ranjan was suspended from Lok Sabha on Thursday for ‘repeated misconduct’ pending an investigation by the privileges committee.
Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi had moved a resolution for Chowdhury’s suspension, saying he disturbed the House whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ministers spoke or a debate was going on. The resolution was passed by a voice vote.
Congress leaders called the action against its floor leader ‘unbelievable and ‘undemocratic’.
