Amid the acrimony in the winter session, an unprecedented 146 opposition MPs were suspended between December 17 and 19. Even as 90% or 132 lawmakers are free to attend as they were banned only for the winter session, the privileges charges against the remaining 14 -- three from the Lok Sabha and 11 from the Rajya Sabha -- will keep them out unless the reports of the privileges committees are submitted by the first few days of the session.
The Lok Sabha's privileges committee has called a meeting on January 30 to adopt the draft report on the issue.
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