2 More Lok Sabha MPs Suspended, Count At 143 Members This Session

Two more Opposition MPs were suspended for misconduct in Lok Sabha today, adding to the suspension spree this session that has broken all records and sparked a massive row.

A total of 143 Opposition MPs across the two Houses have been suspended over the past one week after they demanded a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the security breach in parliament last week. As many as 97 Lok Sabha MPs have been suspended in Lok Sabha alone.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla suspended Thomas Chazhikadan of the Kerala Congress (Mani) and A M Ariff of the CPI(M) after the House adopted a resolution moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. The two MPs have been suspended for the rest of the session.