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Top Parliament updates: Venkaiah Naidu suspends six TMC MPs from Rajya Sabha for disrupting House
Here are the updates from Wednesday:
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu suspended six Trinamool Congress MPs for the day citing “gross disorderly conduct”, NDTV reported. The MPs – Dola Sen, Nadimul Haque, Abir Ranjan Biswas, Shanta Chhetri , Arpita Ghosh and Mausam Noor – had entered the Well of the House and displayed placards while protesting about the Pegasus surveillance allegations.
The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned twice as Opposition parties held protests over the Pegasus allegations, The Indian Express reported. Legislators of the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Trinamool Congress and Left parties rushed to the Well of the House demanding to discuss whether India used Israeli-made Pegasus spyware to monitor politicians, journalists and activists.In a joint statement, Opposition parties said they stand firm and united on their demand for a discussion on the Pegasus controversy in both Houses of Parliament, The Hindu reported. The demanded that the home minister should speak about the matter, as it involves national security.The Union Home Ministry told the Rajya Sabha that 1,948 people were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in 2019. A total of 34 people were convicted under the UAPA in that year, the ministry said, citing National Crime Records Bureau figures.
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