Indian Parliament suspends 14 lawmakers over unruly conduct

Indian parliament suspended as many as 14 lawmakers over their “unruly conduct” during the House proceedings, on Thursday, in New Delhi.

All 14 lawmakers belonged to opposition political parties.

While 13 lawmakers are from the lower house “Lok Sabha”, one is from the upper house “Rajya Sabha”.

Nine suspended lawmakers belonged to the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC).

Two belonged to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and one each was from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Communist Party of India (CPI).

The lone member suspended from the Rajya Sabha belonged to the opposition party the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC).

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The lawmakers were protesting inside the parliament, leading to frequent adjournments.

Their agitation was over Wednesday’s security breach of the legislature. Two youths jumped into the Lok Sabha and released coloured smoke while raising slogans against the government.

Security personnel later arrested the youths.

Simultaneously, two other youths, including a woman, carried out similar protests outside the parliament and were also arrested.

All four appeared before a local court in Delhi on Thursday, which sent them to seven-day police custody. (Xinhua)