Congress Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma on Tuesday termed the suspension of the 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for the ongoing winter session of the Parliament as grossly unjust.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the suspension of the 12 members from the Rajya Sabha was important to maintain the dignity of the House. Speaking on the floor of the Rajya Sabha, Goyal, also the Leader of House, demanded that all those guilty of disrupting the House in the Monsoon
Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asserted that the suspension of the 12 MPs for the remainder of the ongoing winter session "was to protect democracy and it was the decision of the House and not of the Chair"
In an attempt to end the deadlock between the government and Opposition during the ongoing winter session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called a meeting of Floor leaders of all parties on Tuesday.