Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the Congress and the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, was suspended from the Lower House on Thursday due to “repeated misconduct” pending a privileges committee probe.
According to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Chowdhury disrupts the House whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ministers speak on the third and final day of the discussion on the no-confidence motion brought forth by the Opposition against the Centre. A voice vote was used to approve the resolution.
The action taken against its floor leader was deemed “undemocratic” by the Congress. Manickam Tagore, the Lower House’s party whip, referred to the behavior as “unbelievable” on X (formerly Twitter). The largest opposition figure in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, was suspended for the first time for speaking out against Modi, he said. Unbelievable. Undemocratic. Criticize the autocracy.
In an interview with the news agency ANI, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of throwing obstacles in the way of the opposition group INDIA’s efforts to be heard. “By engaging in the process of suspending Derek O’Brien, AAP MPs, and now the process of suspending Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the BJP has been preventing the INDIA alliance from voicing its opinion. But we won’t back down. We’ll get to work right away. We will speak up for both our rights and the concerns of the populace. Ultimately, we will prevail.
In response to his own suspension, Chowdhury defended his parliamentary remarks. I didn’t insult Prime Minister Modi. Modi speaks about everything, but when it comes to the Manipur issue, he sits “Nirav,” which is Hindi for mute. You’ve changed into Mr. Silent. I didn’t mean to belittle Prime Minister Modi… He didn’t think he was being offended. As a result, his courtiers (darbaris) lodged this complaint against me. My suspension and the fact that the matter has been forwarded to the privileges committee came to my attention, Chowdhury told ANI.
Speaking to the House, Joshi had stated, “It has become unfortunate for him (Adhir) and has become a habit. The Congress party, which is the main opposition party in this House, is led by him. Despite numerous warnings, he has not changed. “He consistently makes these unfounded accusations in his debates and works to undermine the authority of the executive branch. His claims are unsupported by any evidence, and he never expresses regret. We also sought an apology from him today. When the Home Minister spoke, he behaved similarly, Joshi continued.
