264 questions raised by suspended Oppn MPs removed from records

A total of 264 questions raised by suspended Opposition MPs were deleted from the list of queries in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in three days, during the recently concluded winter session of Parliament, according to information available on the websites of the two Houses.

- Vrinda Tulsian

Between December 19 and 21, which saw 54 out of a total 146 suspensions, 132 questions posed by the penalised members were deleted from the two Houses, respectively. Likewise, the names of the suspended lawmakers were removed from groups of members asking the same question to various ministers, the details shared by the two Houses on their respective websites showed.

A record 146 MPs were suspended from both Houses in a span of eight days - from December 14 to 21-over their refusal to budge on their demand for a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach on December 13. The cases of three Lok Sabha MPs and 11 Rajya Sabha MPs were referred to the privileges committee.

During a House session, Question Hour and Zero Hour permit MPs to question and express views against the government.