Congress leader suspended from Lok Sabha for comparing Modi to a blind king

This is probably the first time that the Leader of the largest Opposition Party in the Lok Sabha has been suspended in the recent past.

The Lok Sabha on Thursday suspended Congress Leader of the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for unruly conduct and causing repeated disturbances and sent his case to the privileges committee.

Mr. Chowdhary will remain suspended till the committee takes a decision. This effectively means that there is no timeline for his reinstatement.

This is probably the first time that the Leader of the largest Opposition Party in the Lok Sabha has been suspended in the recent past.

As soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his speech in reply to the debate on the no-confidence motion, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi moved a resolution to send the matter of deliberate misbehaviour by Mr. Chowdhary to Committee on Privileges and suspended him till Committee takes a decision.

The resolution was passed by a voice-vote.

BJP MP from Ballia, Virendra Singh Mast, who had moved menacingly towards Mr. Chowdhary after he made certain remarks during his speech on the no-confidence motion earlier in the day apologised to the chair saying he could not tolerate any insult to his leader.

During his speech, Mr. Chowdhary while referring to the Mahabharata had said that the king should not be blind to what is happening against women whether it is in Hastinapur or Manipur.