Derek O'Brien among 8 MPs suspended for 1 week

September 21, 2020 09:49

A day after high drama in Rajya Sabha over farm sector bills, the Upper House has reassembled.

Soon after reassembling, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Monday condemned the MP's misbehaviour with Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Sunday.

Derek O Brien, Sanjay Singh, Raju Satav, KK Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain and Elamaran Karim have been suspended for one week for unruly behaviour.

The Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu, also rejected the no-confidence motion moved by Opposition members last night against Deputy Chairman Harivansh.

Dismissing the motion, he pontificates towards it "wrong format".

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