<h5>Why were the MPs suspended?</h5><p>At the time of writing this, 143 opposition party Members of Parliament (MPs) have been suspended from the Parliament during the ongoing parliamentary session, which began on 4th December 2023.</p><p>On 14th December, 14 MPs were suspended, 78 were suspended on 18th December, 49 on 19th December, and two more on 20th December 2023.</p><p>The opposition MPs have been suspended from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha for disrupting the running of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and raising various slogans. They also demanded a response from Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/security-breach-at-the-parliament">Parliament security breach</a>.</p><h5>Will the suspended MPs face some punishment?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/many-opposition-m-ps-suspended-from-the-parliament%2FMP%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=f2fe16ed-c007-432d-86de-3e38586b0b9b"><figcaption>A notice about the punishments. Photo by ANI.</figcaption></figure><p>The Lok Sabha Secretariat released a statement regarding the punishments of the suspended MPs after 49 of them were suspended on 19th December 2023.</p><p>The suspended MPs cannot access the parliament, lobby, or galleries. They are also forbidden from attending meetings of parliamentary committees of which they may have been members. They cannot submit any notices or vote in committee elections while suspended. They will also not receive their daily allowance during the suspension period.</p><h5>What are some reactions to the suspensions?</h5><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/many-opposition-m-ps-suspended-from-the-parliament%2FMP%20Video.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=55ceb656-5005-40c0-b5c8-792999541994" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>Protests by the suspended MPs. Video by Kalyan Banerjee.</figcaption> </figure></div><p>Following the suspensions, the opposition has criticised the government. They say the government has done this to pass certain policies through Parliament with little opposition. On the other hand, the government justified the suspensions and said the opposition MPs were to be blamed.</p><p>Due to the suspensions, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called for a nationwide protest on 22nd December 2023. Many MPs have also protested their suspension near the Parliament area. These are some reactions to the suspension.</p>

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