After Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was suspended from Lok Sabha on Thursday for "repeated misconduct" pending an investigation by the privileges committee, I.N.D.I.A MPs have decided to boycott Lok Sabha proceedings today and march to Dr Ambedkar's statue in Parliament.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a resolution for Chowdhury's suspension, saying he disturbs the House whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ministers speak or a debate is going on. The resolution was passed by a voice vote. Soon after, a Congress leader said it was perhaps the first time the leader of the principal opposition party has been suspended from Lok Sabha.
Speaking with reporters, Chowdhury said he had not insulted PM Modi. "Modi ji is sitting 'nirav' on Manipur issue, which means sitting silent. 'Nirav' means to be silent. My intention was not to insult PM Modi," the Congress leader in Lok Sabha said. "PM Modi did not feel that he was insulted, his darbaris (courtiers) felt so and brought this proposal against me. I came to know that (the matter) has been referred to the privileges committee and I have been suspended till then," he said.
The Congress called the action against its floor leader as "unbelievable" and "undemocratic".
