Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien suspended for remainder of winter session

Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Thursday adjourned twice during the prelunch period amid protests by opposition MPs after TMC leader Derek OBrien was suspended from the House for unruly behaviour and violating the directions of the ChairSoon after the House met at noon Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar warned Derek OBrien against disrupting the proceedings and unruly behaviour and also named him He asked OBrien to leave the House but opposition MPs did not relent and protested insteadThe chairman then allowed Leader of the House Piyush Goyal to move a motion to suspend OBrien under Rule 256The motion to suspend OBrien for the remainder of the session was adopted with a voice vote and the chairman announced that the TMC MP stands suspended from the HouseThis led to more protests by the opposition members who raised slogans saying the suspension would not be toleratedThe chairman then announced that the house was adjourned till 2 pmThe House was adjourned once during the first hour when opposition MPs trooped into the Well of the House demanding a discussion on the previous days Parliament security breach issueSoon after the house met in the morning Chairman Dhankhar disallowed as many as 28 notices served by opposition MPs who sought the suspension of business for the day to discuss the grave breach of security on December 13 when a man jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber shouted slogans and set off a smoke canThe opposition MPs however kept pressing for a discussion and moved into the Well of the House They shouted slogans and wanted Union Home Minister Amit Shah to come to the House and give a replyDhankhar condemned the unruly behaviour of the MPs saying it violated the rulesAt this point OBrien moved into the area just in front of the Chair saying something in an animated fashion and flinging his arms in the airThis infuriated Dhankhar who named OBrien and said he should leave the House A person named by the Chair has to withdraw from the proceedings for the dayDhankhar called Derek OBriens conduct a defiance of the Chair and serious misconductAs the sloganshouting did not stop Dhankhar adjourned the proceedings of the House till 12 noonBefore adjourning he called the floor leaders of the political parties for a meeting in his chamberEarlier soon after listed official papers were presented Dhankhar said the Lok Sabha speaker who is the custodian of the Parliament complex has ordered a highlevel probe into the December 13 security breachInvestigation has been set in motion and FIR registered Issue of security is within the domain of Parliament and is been effectively addressed he said then adding that in light of what he has stated the 28 notices under Rule 267 do not merit admittanceThis did not convince the opposition MPs who moved into the well of the House As they shouted slogans the chairman asked them to return to their seatsIf members do not go back to their seats I will have to take stringent action I have indicated we cannot exemplify our conduct by a misdemeanour violating rules not following procedure or not following directives This is serious ignominy he saidAs opposition MPs refused to go back to their seats Dhankhar said This is serious defiance Those of the members who have come in the Well are cautioned by me to take their seat immediately he said as he got into an argument with OBrien who was trying to make his point from the Well of the HouseMr Derek OBrien says he will not take a seat Mr Derek OBrien says he will defy the chair Mr Derek OBrien says I will not respect the rules the chairman said adding that the TMC leader was gesticulating and doing theatricsThis he said was a serious misconductAs an unrelenting opposition continued to shout slogans he said This is a shameful incidentDhankhar further said this conduct shows we are no more than a shouting brigade We dont believe in debate dialogue discussion deliberation We believe only in disturbanceOBrien moved into the area near the Chair after thisDhankhar then said I hereby name Shri Derek OBrien Derek OBrien is hereby named to leave the House immediatelyYou have committed a breach of privilege Mr Dreck OBrien to leave the House immediately Something has to be done And the member Derek OBrien is in the habit of playing hot and cold He draws soft as a strategy and gets into hot mood Do you approve of it I take very serious view the chairman said before adjourning the proceedingsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever