Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Opp suspensions over House ruckus, not security breach: Om Birla letter to MPs
Amid continuing logjam in Parliament over Wednesday’s security breach, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday urged members to give primacy to the dignity and decorum of the House and clarified that suspension of 13 MPs on Thursday was not in relation to the incidence of the breach but for creating ruckus in the House.
“It is indeed unfortunate that some Hon’ble Members and political parties are linking the decision of the House to suspend some Hon’ble Members from the service of the House to the incident which occurred on 13th December, 2023. This is unwarranted. There is no association between the suspension of Hon’ble Members and the incident which took place on 13th December, 2023. The suspension of Hon’ble Members is purely to uphold the sanctity of the House,” Birla has written in a letter addressed to all MPs.
A tale of two Parliament attacks — and shifting sands of politics, from rivalry to bad blood
Krishan Kant, was heading to the exit gate of Parliament meant for the “V-P”; the convoy of cars parked outside the gate was ready to take him to his residence. The back door of his car had already been opened for him.
Kant had almost reached the exit gate, when someone came running after him. A group of MPs had come to his chamber to see him urgently. The V-P turned around and went back to his chamber.
While Kant was talking to the MPs in his office, there were sound of firing from outside. A car (with terrorists) came towards his vehicle and scraped it and firing ensued; a security guard from his team was killed. The massive Parliament gates were hastily closed.
