Derek O’Brien, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Rajya Sabha was suspended for the rest of monsoon session of the Parliament on Tuesday after Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar called him out and the Leader of House Piyush Goyal passed a motion, mentioing the lawmaker’s ‘unruly behaviour, unbecoming of a member of the Rajya Sabha.’
The sequence of events started after Goyal decided to take up a discussion on Manipur post discussion with Union home minister Amit Shah at 12 PM today as Opposition MPs from the INDIA bloc gave 51 notices under rule 267 to discuss the topic.
While raising a point of order Derek said, “Sir (Chair) we need to communicate and we are ready for a discussion on Manipur but not the way they (ruling side) wanted.”
To which VP Dhankhar added, “I will take a very strong view against members who raise a point of order but make a speech on that. You (Derek) will rise, not raise a point of order, not wait for my ruling and you will occupy space. That can’t be done.“
The TMC leader said that the rule for which he raised the point of order was under rule 267 for a discussion on Manipur.
While moving Derek’s suspension motion, Goyal said, “I wish to move a motion for the suspension of Derek O’Brien for the remainder of the session for continuously and wilfully disturbing the proceedings of the House, for disobeying the Chair and for continuously creating disturbance in the House”.
“I hereby move the motion that Shri Derek’O Brien be suspended from the services of the House for the remaining part of the current session for his unruly behaviour, unbecoming of a member of the Rajya Sabha. Today the eight of August 2023, shouting slogans from the Well of the House thereby disregarding the authority of the Chair and from his Chair disregarding every instruction of the Chair and bringing disrepute and shame to this August House,” Goyal said.
