New Delhi, March 17 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday revoked with immediate effect the suspension of eight opposition members who were barred from the House on February 3 for "disruptive" behavior, with Speaker Om Birla emphasizing that there should be no display of placards, posters, photos, or AI-generated images inside the House or the Parliament complex.
Congress MP K. Suresh requested the House to consider the revocation of the eight opposition members, stating that whatever had transpired in the House was regrettable, and that his party was ready to cooperate in ensuring the smooth functioning of the House.
Following the submissions by several opposition members, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said there was a need to establish " लक्ष्मण रेखा" ( लक्ष्मण's boundary) for the smooth functioning of the House, which both treasury and opposition benches agreed to.
Speaker Birla stated that it is necessary to ensure that no placards, posters, photos, or AI-generated images are displayed in the House or inside the Parliament complex.
Birla said that everyone believes that proceedings in Parliament, the world's largest democracy, should be smooth, and everyone should cooperate.
Rijiju then moved a motion to remove the suspension of seven Congress MPs and one CPI-M member, which was adopted by a voice vote.
The suspended MPs were Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Hibi Eden, C. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Prashant Padole, and Dean Kuriakose of the Congress, and S. Ventakesan of the CPI(M).
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