Echo of suspension in LS

Lok Sabha today had an echo of the suspension of 25 Congress MPs and the resultant boycott by several parties, with some members attempting to raise the issue by making certain comments which were expunged.
Tathagath Sathpathy of BJD referred to the suspension at the fag end of his submission on floods in his home state Odisha and said no government business should be taken up in the absence of the opposition parties.
Congress, as also NCP, AAP, TMC, Left, RJD, JD(U), SP and Muslim League boycotted the House to show solidarity with the suspended members.
He referred to the suspension of members and made certain remarks in this regard which were expunged by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan by the evening.

"I would request that while the government is troubled with the proceedings in the House and while we admire your perseverence and your patience in dealing with the situation which has troubled the whole country.........."
"No government business should take place without the presence of the opposition.," he said.

25 of Congress party's 44 members were suspended yesterday for five working days for continuously disrupting the House by demanding resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over Lalit Modi issue and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over Vyapam scam.
AIADMK leader P Venugopal, who was the only opposition member sitting on the first column of opposition benches in the wake of the suspension and the boycott, sought to raise the issue of suspension but was disallowed by the Speaker.

She told him that he cannot raise the issue of suspension as the matter cannot be discussed in the House. She said she thought he wanted to raise issue concerning fishermen.
BJD leader Bhartruhari Mahtab had also indicated that he wanted to raise the issue after Venugopal.
Despite the absence of Congress members and that of several opposition parties, the House did witness protests with YSR Congress members, carrying placards, storming the Well seeking special category status for Andhra Pradesh.
TRS members, with slogans written on paper pinned to their shirts, also staged protests from the aisle demanding separate High Court for Telangana.

The House then approved Demands for Excess Grants (Railways) and SC-ST Amendment Bill.