Sixteen legislators of the Gujarat Congress had been suspended on Monday for the remaining interval of the Budget session of the Assembly. The session is scheduled to finish on March 29.
The legislators had been suspended after they protested within the House carrying black garments firstly of the query hour. The protest was towards the disqualification of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case in Surat.
As quickly because the House proceedings started Monday, chief of Congress Legislative Party Amit Chavda stood as much as elevate a number of points together with the disqualification of Mr. Gandhi.
However, Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary requested him to boost the problems after the query hour however Mr. Chavda continued and different legislators additionally joined him.
The Opposition celebration lawmakers raised slogans and banners concerning alleged connection between the Adani Group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Amidst the din, the Speaker issued warnings to the lawmakers, who continued protesting and entered the Well of the House.
Subsequently; they had been taken out of the House by the sergeants on the order of the Speaker.
The Speaker suspended the members for the day however the Legislative Affairs Minister Rushikesh Patel moved a proposal to droop the members for the remaining time of the Budget session.
Only one legislator Anant Patel from the Congress has not been suspended.
The legislators from the AAP didn’t assist or oppose the movement to droop the Congress legislators.