Congress leaders, led by party chief Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi, assembled at the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament today to protest the suspension of 25 MPs.
Former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, former defence minister A.K. Antony, senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma also took part in the protest sporting black bands.
Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which was earlier slated to take part in the protests, refrained from participating in the demonstration.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yesterday suspended 25 Congress MPs over disruption of parliamentary proceedings under ruling 374 (A), leading to outrage from various quarters.
