New Delhi: In the midst of the ongoing opposition call for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on the Manipur issue, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien has been suspended for the remainder of the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament “For unruly behaviour unbecoming of a Member of Rajya Sabha.”
Leader of the House Piyush Goyal moved a motion for the TMC MP’s suspension “for continuously disturbing the proceedings of the House, disobeying the Chair and continuously creating the disturbance in the House.”
The Parliament is set to take up a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi-led government. The Lok Sabha is gearing up for a debate on the motion, with a no-trust vote expected to take place on either Wednesday or Thursday.
The no-confidence motion serves as a strategy by the Opposition to compel the Prime Minister to address the ongoing turmoil in Manipur. Ministers including Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Kiren Rijiju are likely to participate in the debate.