Derek O’Brien Suspended from Remainder of Winter Session

TMC member Derek O’Brien was on Thursday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the rest of the Winter session for his “unruly behaviour” and “misconduct”.

Soon after the House assembled at midday after an preliminary adjournment, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar named O’Brien and warned him for his conduct.

He was named earlier within the morning additionally for his “unruly behaviour” and was requested by the chairman to go away the House. Accusing O’Brien of violating the instructions of the chair and for disrupting the proceedings of the House, the chairman allowed Leader of the House Piyush Goyal to maneuver a movement on this regard.

The movement was adopted with a voice vote and the chairman introduced that O’Brien stands suspended from the House for the rest of the session. Dhankhar then adjourned the proceedings until 2 PM as members of the opposition protested the suspension.

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