Parliament winter session highlights: 33 Lok Sabha, 45 Rajya Sabha Opposition MPs suspended

Parliament winter session highlights: Check out all the developments from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the Winter Session here.

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha adjourned amid an uproar by Opposition MPs during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) (ANI)

Parliament winter session highlights: After one of the major security breaches on December 13, when the country marked 22 years since the 2001 terror attack in Parliament, proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessed disruptions. The Opposition demanded a statement from Union minister Amit Shah whereas, several demanded his resignation....Read More

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• 18 Dec 2023, 10:21:41 PM IST

  Parliament security breach: Delhi cops visit Latur home of accused Amol Shinde

  A Delhi police team has visited Zari (Bu) in Maharashtra's Latur, which is the native village of Amol Shinde, one of the six persons arrested for alleged involvement in the December 13 Parliament security breach incident, as part of the probe.

  The team arrived in the village, located in Chakur tehsil, at around 2pm on Sunday and spoke to Shinde's father Dhanraj and mother Kesharbai, an official said.

  The police team wanted to know about Shinde's background and other details but some of the questions could not be understood since the conversation was in Hindi, Kesharbai told reporters.

• 18 Dec 2023, 08:20:42 PM IST

  Parliament security breach: Every information crucial, any leakage can influence investigation, Delhi Police to Court

  The Delhi Police on Monday opposed the accused Neelam Azad plea seeking a copy of the FIR in connection with the Parliament Security Breach case and said every information is crucial at this stage of investigation and any leakage can influence the investigation.

  Delhi Police said the FIR of the present case is a sealed FIR, being very sensitive in nature. The further investigation of the case is in progress, the accuser is on PC remand and the other accused are still at large.

  Therefore, the copy of FIR at this stage of an the accused is on PC remand and her meeting with any person can influence the investigation, said the Delhi Police Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh.

• 18 Dec 2023, 07:36:07 PM IST

  Parliament passes Bills to extend women's reservation to Puducherry, J-K assemblies

  The Parliament on Monday passed two Bills to extend provisions of the women's reservation law to the legislative assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir with the Rajya Sabha clearing them with a voice vote.

  The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill were passed amid a din as opposition members demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement in the House on the December 13 Parliament security breach trooped into the well and raised slogans.

  The Bills were passed by the Lok Sabha on December 12.

• 18 Dec 2023, 06:42:54 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: ‘We will be outside house tomorrow,’ TMC MP

  On suspension of Opposition MPs, TMC MP Satabdi Roy says, "It is obvious that 43 MPs have been suspended to protect one MP. This has never happened before...We will be outside the House from tomorrow...Let's see what further step is taken."

• 18 Dec 2023, 05:40:41 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: List of 34 Rajya Sabha MPs suspended pending Privileges Committee report

  1. Jebi Mather Hisham;

  2. L. Hanumanthaiah;

  3. Neeraj Dangi;

  4. Rajmani Patel;

  5. Kumar Ketkar;

  6. G. C. Chandrashekhar;

  7. Binoy Viswam;

  8. Sandosh Kumar P.;

  9. M. Mohamed Abdulla;

  10.John Brittas

  11.A. A. Rahim.

• 18 Dec 2023, 05:38:50 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: List of 34 Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for remainder of session

  A total of 34 Opposition MPs suspended from the Rajya Sabha today for the remainder of the Session.

  1. Pramod Tiwari;

  2. Jairam Ramesh

  3. Amee Yajnik

  4. Naranbhai J. Rathwa

  5. Syed Nasir Hussain

  6. Phulo Devi Netam

  7. Shaktisinh Gohil

  8. K.C.Venugopal

  9. Rajani Ashokrao Patil

  10. Ranjeet Ranjan

  11. Imran Pratapgarhi

  12. Randeep Singh Surjewala

  13. Sukendu Sekhar Ray

  14. Mohammed Nadimul Haque

  15. Abir Ranjan Biswas

  16. Santanu Sen

  17. Mausam Noor

  18. Prakash Chik Baraik

  19. Samirul Islam

  20. M. Shanmugam

  21. N. R. Elango

  22. Kanimozhi NVN Somu

  23. R. Girirajan

  24. Manoj Kumar Jha

  25. Faiyaz Ahmad

  26. V. Sivadasan

  27. Ram Nath Thakur

  28. Aneel Prasad Hegde

  29. Vandana Chavan

  30. Ram Gopal Yadav

  31. Javed Ali Khan

  32. Mahua Maji

  33. Jose K. Mani

  34. Ajit Kumar Bhuyan

• 18 Dec 2023, 05:33:59 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: ‘BJP’s aim is to run the government like Hitler,’ Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan

  On her suspension from Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the Winter Session, Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan says, "BJP government wants the House to function without opposition. They want no opposition MP to be present to ask questions and point out their mistakes...Their only aim is to run the government like Hitler..."

• 18 Dec 2023, 05:30:15 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: ‘Many members are deliberately ignoring chair,’ said Rajya Sabha chairman

  Many members are deliberately ignoring the chair. House is not functioning due to disruption, said Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar during the announcement of suspension of several MPs from the House for the current session.

• 18 Dec 2023, 05:27:05 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: ‘All good for BJP members,’ Mamta Banerjee on suspension

  Oppn leaders are suspended when they put forth their views, but it's all good for BJP members: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on suspension of MPs.

• 18 Dec 2023, 05:06:02 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned

  Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha was adjourned to meet at 11am tomorrow.

• 18 Dec 2023, 04:55:01 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: 45 Oppn MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha

  45 Oppn MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha

• 18 Dec 2023, 04:27:23 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 4:30pm

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 4:30pm.

• 18 Dec 2023, 04:13:32 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: List of suspended MPs

  MPs suspended from Lok Sabha on Monday

  1. Kalyan Banerjee - TMC

  2. A. Raja-DMK

  3. Dayanidhi Maran - DMK

  4. Aparupa Poddar - TMC

  5. Prasun Banerjee - TMC

  6. E. T. Mohammed Basheer - IUML

  7. Ganesan Selvam - DMK

  8. C. N. Annadurai - DMK

  9. Adhir Ranjan Choudhary - INC

  10. T. Sumathy - DMK

  11. Kani K. Navas - IUML

  12. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy - DMK

  13. N. K. Premachandran - RSP

  14. Sougata Ray - TMC

  15. Satabdi Roy - TMC

  16. Asit Kumar Mal - TMC

  17. Kaushalendra Kumar -JDU

  18. Anto Antony - INC

  19. S. S. Palanimanickam - DMK

  20. Pratima Mondal - TMC

  21. Kakoli Ghosh - TMC

  22. K Muraleedharan - INC

  23. Sunil Mondal - TMC

  24. Ramalingam Sellaperumal-DMK

  25. Kodikunnel Suresh-INC

  26. Amar Singh - INC

  27. Rajmohan Unnithan - INC

  28. Su. Thirunavukkarasar-INC

  29. T. R. Baalu - DMK

  30. Gaurav Gogoi-INC

  31. Vijaykumar Vasanth - INC

  32. Dr. K. Jayakumar - INC

  33. Abdul Khaleque - INC

• 18 Dec 2023, 03:51:46 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: “Opposition -less house…,” Kharge on suspensions

  LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said: “First, intruders attacked Parliament.

  Then Modi Govt attacking Parliament & Democracy

  All Democratic norms are being thrown into the dustbin by an autocratic Modi Govt by suspending 47 MPs.

  We have two simple and genuine demands -

  1. The Union Home Minister should make a statement in both Houses of Parliament on the inexcusable breach in the Parliament security.

  2. A detailed discussion should be held on the same.

  PM can give an interview to a newspaper;

  Home Minister can give interviews to TV channels.

  But, they have ZERO accountability left to the Parliament - which represents the PEOPLE OF INDIA !

  With an Opposition-Less Parliament, the Modi Govt can now bulldoze important pending legislations, crush any dissent, without any debate.”

• 18 Dec 2023, 03:44:56 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: 33 Oppn MPs in total suspended from Lok Sabha today

  Thirty-three opposition members were suspended from the Lok Sabha on Monday, including Congress leader in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, DMK MPs T R Baalu and Dayanidhi Maran, and TMC's Saugata Roy for disrupting the proceedings.

  While 30 of them were suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session, three were suspended pending the report of the Privileges Committee.

  The three -- K Jayakumar, Vijay Vasanth and Abdul Khaleque -- had climbed on the Speaker's podium to raise slogans.

• 18 Dec 2023, 03:10:15 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: 30 Opposition members suspended

  Lok Sabha suspends 30 opposition members, including Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, from House for remainder of Winter Session.

• 18 Dec 2023, 02:50:41 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Lok Sabha adjourned

  Lok Sabha adjourned till 3pm.

• 18 Dec 2023, 02:33:35 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Rajya Sabha passes The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023

  Before being adjourned, Rajya Sabha passes The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

• 18 Dec 2023, 02:32:40 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed in Rajya Sabha

  The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed in Rajya Sabha before adjournment.

• 18 Dec 2023, 02:27:04 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Houses adjourned as Oppn continue protest

  Lok Sabha adjiurned till 2:45pm, Rajya Sabha till 4pm.

• 18 Dec 2023, 02:15:42 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Lok Sabha proceeding underway amid sloganeering

  Discussion on the Post Office Bill, 2023 continues in Lok Sabha.

• 18 Dec 2023, 02:14:12 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: J-K bills in Rajya Sabha

  MoS Nityanand Rai moves the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023 for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha.

• 18 Dec 2023, 02:11:10 PM IST

  Parliament winter session live updates: Rajasthan’s newly elected CM, deputies meet Rajya Sabha chairman

• 18 Dec 2023, 01:36:47 PM IST

  Winter session Live: ‘Not good sign for democracy’, Harsimrat Kaur Badal on suspension of MPs

  "It was a big security lapse and intelligence failure...People want to know how it happened...The people of the country are watching. Those who asked questions were suspended. This is not a good sign for democracy," Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said.

• 18 Dec 2023, 12:44:25 PM IST

  Winter session Live: Congress MP Pramod Tiwari targets Amit Shah over security breach

  “The Home Minister speaks on some channel while the Prime Minister talks to some newspaper. The incident (security breach) happened inside the Parliament but they don't speak there,” Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said.

• 18 Dec 2023, 12:20:13 PM IST

  Winter session Live: Telecommunications Bill, 2023, introduced in Lok Sabha

  Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced in the Lok Sabha by voice vote. The Deputy Speaker adjounred the House till 2 pm following the Bill's introduction amid sloganeering by Oppositon MPs.

• 18 Dec 2023, 12:03:30 PM IST

  Winter session Live: Lok Sabha proceedings resume amid ruckus

  Lok Sabha proceedings resume amid ruckus, Opposition leaders demand PM Modi's statement on Parliament security breach incident.

• 18 Dec 2023, 11:37:01 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Rajya Sabha witnesses protest from Oppn; House adjourned till 2 pm

  As the Rajya Sabha resumed its business at 11:30 am, the House witnessed protest from the Opposition leaders. Following this, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar felt compelled to name a few of the members of the House, and he eventually adjourned the proceeding till 2 pm.

• 18 Dec 2023, 11:27:47 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Suspended MPs sit on the stairs of Parliament's entrance

  Suspended MPs sit on the stairs of Parliament's Makar Dwar. Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi met them while entering the House.

• 18 Dec 2023, 11:22:35 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Lok Sabha adjourned till noon, RS till 11:30 am

  Lok Sabha Speaker adjourned the House till noon following ruckus from the Opposition. Rajya Sabha will resume at 11:30 am.

• 18 Dec 2023, 11:10:51 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Speaker Om Birla speaks on protest inside House, Opposition leaders raise slogans

  While Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla registered objection to the protests and demonstrations inside the House and expected for proper functioning. Meanwhile, the Opposition leaders raised slogans over the Parliament security breach issue.

  “It is sad that politics is being done on this issue...To enter the Well of the House and sloganeering is against the dignity of the House. I request your (opposition) cooperation to hold discussions on important issues,” Birla said.

• 18 Dec 2023, 11:02:27 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Both Houses begin proceedings

  Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha begin proceedings for the day.

• 18 Dec 2023, 10:51:06 AM IST

  Winter session Live: INDIA bloc parties met to discuss floor strategy

  Floor leaders of INDIA alliance parties meet in the chamber of Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament

• 18 Dec 2023, 10:22:55 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Adhir Chowdhury on Parliament security breach, ‘a serious issue’

  “The Opposition wants to talk about the breach in the security of the Parliament, the pass given by BJP MP and loopholes in the security...This is a very serious issue for us,” Congress' Adhir Chowdhury said.

• 18 Dec 2023, 09:46:26 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Why 13 MPs suspended in Lok Sabha? Parliamentary Affairs Minister says…

  Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday explained why the Lok Sabha Speaker had to suspend several opposition members of parliament for the remainder of the Winter Session.

  Joshi said the MPs had been suspended for bringing placards inside the Parliament.

  "After moving to the new Parliament building, a BAC (Business Advisory Committee) meeting was held and the Speaker proposed that placards will not be allowed, which was unanimously accepted. The decision of the Speaker was violated, following which 13 MPs have been suspended," he said. Read more

• 18 Dec 2023, 09:26:14 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Suspension of MPs has ‘no link’ with Parl security breach, says Om Birla

  Three days after the major security breach in the Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wrote a letter to all the members of Parliament, saying that there is no link between the security breach and the recent suspension of 13 MPs from the Lower House. On December 13, two men jumped inside the Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery above the chamber and threw smoke canisters inside the Parliament, triggering panic on the day India marked 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attacks.

  “It is indeed unfortunate that some Members and political parties are linking the decision of the House to suspend some members from the service of the House to the incident which occurred on December 13, 2023," Birla said. Read more

• 18 Dec 2023, 09:09:39 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Over 20 notices moved in Rajya Sabha to discuss Parliament security breach

  INDIA party MPs submitted more than 20 notices for Suspension of Business in Rajya Sabha to discuss Parliament security breach.

• 18 Dec 2023, 08:57:38 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Adjournment notices moved in Lok Sabha

  1. DMK MP T Siva gives Suspension of Business notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss Dec 13 Parliament security breach incident
  2. Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi gives Adjournment Motion notice to discuss "efforts to restore normalcy and safeguard the life of all citizens of Manipur"
  3. Winter session of Parliament | Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion notice to discuss Parliament security breach incident
• 18 Dec 2023, 08:24:14 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Govt aims to push through 3 new criminal codes

  The Union government aims to push through the three new criminal codes and the bill on a panel to select election commissioners before the winter sessions ends, according to people aware of the matter, even as Opposition-led protests over the Parliament security breach have paralysed both Houses for two consecutive days. Read more

• 18 Dec 2023, 08:02:48 AM IST

  Winter session Live: Adhir Chowdhury urges LS Speaker to revoke MPs' suspension

  Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, in a written letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urged for revocation of suspension of 13 Opposition MPs saying that they should be given a fair hearing of their concerns in the wake of the December 13 Parliament security breach incident.