Last Update: February 10, 2023, 23:20 IST
The motion against Patil was adopted to suspend him for the rest of the budget session
Congress MP Rajni Patil, who was suspended from the Rajya Sabha on Friday for the rest of the budget session of Parliament, said it was not fair to give her the harshest punishment as she did nothing intentionally.
Congress MP Rajni Patil, who was suspended from the Rajya Sabha on Friday for the rest of the budget session of Parliament, said it was not fair to give her the harshest punishment as she did nothing intentionally.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar suspended Patil for the remainder of the current budget session for filming the proceedings of the House.
Dhankhar, who had earlier in the day indicated that action would be taken against those who created ruckus during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Thursday, asked leaders of political parties to express their views on the issue.
“I belong to the family of a freedom fighter and I should get natural justice. I have not done anything intentionally,” Patil told reporters.
He said, ‘It is not fair to accuse me like this and directly punish me with the harshest punishment. My name was taken intentionally and I feel insulted.”
The motion against Patil was adopted to suspend him for the rest of the budget session, pending a report of the Parliamentary Privileges Committee on the issue.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that GVL Narasimha Rao of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had resorted to the wrong Rule 256, as pointed out by Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Congress) and Jawahar Sarkar (Trinamool Congress).
“Therefore, the suspension of the member under Rule 256(2) on the motion brought in this regard is in violation of the Rules of Procedure.
“In the present case, the only course of action, if necessary, is to refer the matter to the Committee of Privileges or the Ethics Committee or an Inquiry Committee by the Speaker on a proper notice being given and not on notice by GVL Narasimha Rao under Rule 256 , and even the naming of the member by the Speaker on this notice is irregular,” Ramesh said.
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