Govt-Opposition fight escalates in Lok Sabha, 8 MPs suspended
New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Eight Opposition MPs, including seven from the Congress, were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the budget session after massive protests erupted in the House amid logjam over Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's attempts to talk about India-China relations in the backdrop of former army chief MM Naravane's unpublished book.
Congress leaders told HT that the move would deepen the crisis further in the session that has just seven days left to finish the two debates on the President's speech and the Budget.
Gandhi, however, showed no signs of backing down. Outside Parliament, he alleged PM Narendra Modi is "too afraid to let me speak in Parliament about Naravane". Gandhi claimed that the trade deal had ...
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