Cong member bangs placard on Speaker's table,suspended for day

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 27 2015 | 6:57 PM IST
Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who created a flutter today by banging a placard on the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's table, was suspended by her for the rest of the day amid continued protest in the Lok Sabha over the Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam.
Chowdhury was proceeded against despite his 'unqualified' apology and pleas by Congress and other Opposition parties not to single out one member for the problem which their members said was political and needed a political solution.
Observing that the apology tendered by Chowdhury for his regrettable action was not from his heart, Mahajan asked him to withdraw from the House for the day's session.
On her request, BJP member Arjun Ram Meghwal, who had moved a motion for Chowdhury's suspension for the rest of the session, withdrew his motion.
Amidst the din, when Mahajan said even the Congress leaders had not objected to Chowdhury's action, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who was sitting in the front row, was heard saying "why should I?"
Soon after Chowdhury moved out of the House, several members from Congress and other parties entered the Well demanding, among other things, the resignation of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, leading to its adjournment for the day.
The problem in the Lok Sabha, which was witnessing unruly scenes, aggravated with an agitated Chowdhury banging his placard on the table of the Speaker, prompting her to abruptly adjourn the House for an hour at 3 p.M.
He banged his placard when AIADMK's J T Natterjee was participating in a discussion on the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015, amid continued slogan-shouting by Congress members.
Soon after the House reassembled, Mahajan lamented the 'improper' behaviour of Chowdhury saying it amounted to insulting the Chair. She also 'named' Chowdhury.
In the melee, Meghwal moved the motion seeking suspension of the Chowdhury for the rest of the session for showing disrespect to the Chair.
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First Published: Jul 27 2015 | 6:57 PM IST