Implications To Be Faced By The Suspended MPs: Lok Sabha Secretariat Releases Circular

Following the suspension of 49 additional Opposition members by the lower house of Parliament on Tuesday, the Lok Sabha Secretariat released a circular detailing stringent steps aimed at preventing the suspended members from participating in any legislative activities. The circular explained the consequences of the suspension, including the fact that the suspended MPs cannot enter the Parliament chamber, lobby, or galleries while they are under suspension.

“They stand suspended from sittings of Parliamentary Committees of which they may be a member, No item is put down in the List of Business in their name,” read the Lok Sabha circular.

Voting rights and salary of MPs suspended

“No notice tabled by them is acceptable during the period of their suspension. They cannot vote at elections to committees held during the period of their suspension,” it added.

The circular also addressed financial implications for the suspended MPs, stating, “They are not entitled to the daily allowance for the period of suspension if suspended from the service of the House for the remainder of the session.”

This paragraph made it clear that, in accordance with section 2(d) of the Salary, Allowances, and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, as amended from time to time, their stay at the site of duty could not be considered a residence on duty.

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141 MPs suspended from Parliament

Deepening the crisis in the Parliament where some important bills were tabled, briefly discussed, and easily passed, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha jointly suspended 141 MPs, 95 from the Lok Sabha and 46 from the Rajya Sabha, until at least the end of the current winter session. This was an unprecedented move.

Opposition calls for Amit Shah’s address over the security breach

The opposition’s demand that Union Home Minister Amit Shah address Parliament and that a hearing be convened over the December 13 security breach—in which two individuals surged into the Lok Sabha and set off smoke cannisters on the House floor—remained the key point of dispute.

A statewide demonstration against the suspension is scheduled for December 22, according to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.

“We have taken several decisions, one is on the suspended MPs. and we will fight against this; this is wrong…We have united to fight against this. We have decided to hold an all-India protest against the suspension of MPs on December 22,” Kharge said on Tuesday.