Kalyan Banerjee suspended from Lok Sabha for 'unparliamentary language' against woman MP
The suspension followed a complaint from members after Banerjee’s remarks were said to hurt the dignity of the House.
- On Wednesday, the Lok Sabha suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for using unparliamentary language against a female member of the House.
- Presiding officer Krishna Prasad Tenneti initiated the suspension after a heated exchange occurred between Banerjee and members of The Nationalist Citizens Party in the Lok Sabha chamber.
- NCPI MPs, including Mitali Bagh and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, met Lok Sabha Speaker Birla in his chamber to lodge a formal complaint alleging Banerjee's remarks hurt the House's dignity.
- Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved a resolution for the suspension, which the House adopted by voice vote amid Opposition sloganeering over the NEET paper leak.
- The incident follows the defection of 20 TMC MPs to The Nationalist Citizens Party, where members now express allegiance to the ruling NDA and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Monsoon Session continues until August 13.
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Lok Sabha suspends TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee for using ‘unsavoury’ language against women MPs
As soon as the House assembled at 2 p.m. after the second adjournment of the day, Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was chairing the proceedings, referred to a complaint filed by members with the speaker against Mr. Banerjee and said his remarks had hurt the dignity of the House.
Lok Sabha Adopts Motion to Suspend TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee for Monsoon Session After Allegation of Indecent Behaviour
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Wednesday moved a motion in the Lok Sabha seeking the suspension of Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for the remaining part of the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, after allegations of indecent behaviour and use of intemperate language against women MPs. India News | Lok Sabha Adopts Motion to Suspend TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee for Monsoon Sessio…
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee suspended from Lok Sabha over remarks against women MPs
Lok Sabha suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee for the rest of the Monsoon session after a heated exchange with NCPI members. The action followed complaints over alleged unsavoury remarks, deepening tensions inside the opposition camp.
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