"As a Parliamentary Affairs Minister, I am eager that they come back to the House and work. With all humility I want to say, you protest but do not use harsh words like Black Day. I would urge them to look back a little at least.
"Please do not give sermons to us on democracy," he said alluding to Emergency imposed during Indira Gandhi's rule.
Lambasting the Congress for the protest today, he said, "It was unethical for the Congress to use such harsh words and hold such elaborate agitation on the issue of suspension of MPs. Such incidents had happened in the past as well."
While there has been a speculation in the media that Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan could revoke the suspension of 25 Congress MPs tomorrow, Naidu feigned ignorance about it saying he has not heard about it.
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Sources in the government said that the revocation of such suspension has happened normally after members have regretted their behaviour and assured about behaving responsibly in the House.
A senior minister in the government said that the Speaker, however, has the discretion to waive off the suspension period on her own.
"If members go to Speaker and say that they want to come to the House, the Speaker can revoke it," the minister said.
When asked whether he is ready to pursue any such request by Congress MPs with the Speaker, he said, "If somebody wants to talk, I am ready to talk."