Opposition MPs Holds Protest March Against Mass Suspension
Opposition MPs from India bloc suspended from both the houses of Parliament over this week has taken out a protest march to the streets on Thursday morning from the old Parliament building to Vijay Chowk in central Delhi.
The opposition leaders were seen holding large placards read “Opposition MPs Suspended! Is This The End of Democracy?” and “Parliament Caged, Democracy Expelled!”.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at government for passing the criminal bills on after suspending one-third of the parliament and accused them of not having faith in the democracy. Sharing the video of the protest on X, he wrote, “We, the people of India need to Save Democracy. Passing important legislations by suspending Opposition MPs is not Democracy. It is the worst kind of authoritarianism. Our future generations will not forgive us, if we do not raise our voices against this dictatorship, NOW !”
We, the people of India need to Save Democracy.
Passing important legislations by suspending Opposition MPs is not Democracy. It is the worst kind of authoritarianism.
Our future generations will not forgive us, if we do not raise our voices against this dictatorship, NOW ! pic.twitter.com/hGglS4GR90
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) December 21, 2023
While speaking to the reporters, Kharge said that the opposition had demanded a statement regarding the security breach from the Prime Minister and Union minister.
In response to the mass suspension, the India bloc has also announced plans to protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday.
The protest came amid bitter row between the government and the opposition leaders over the suspension of 140 MPs from parliament alleging “unruly conduct”, referring to the instance in which the INDIA bloc members demanded the government answer for the security breach in parliament last week.
The suspension of the lawmakers came in three waves, initially 78 members were suspended followed by another 49 and two more on Wednesday. Suspended MPs remarked the government’s action as “murder of democracy”, and alleged it as an attempt to pass the contentious bills without any opposition.
