78 opposition MPs suspended from Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha: Reports

78 opposition MPs suspended from Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha: Reports

NEW DELHI: A total of 78 opposition members of parliament (MPs) both from Indian Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were suspended today for staging protests seeking Home Minister Amit Shah statement on the recent security breach inside the parliament, reports said.
The Rajya Sabha this evening suspended 45 MPs for the remainder of the Winter Session, barely hours after the Lok Sabha suspended 33 over the Opposition incessant protests demanding the statement of Indian home minister on last week security breach inside parliament.
Meanwhile, 14 opposition MPs had been suspended last week, also for demanding the statement on the same issue. So, this takes the total number of MPs suspended in this session to 92.