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New Delhi, Dec 9: The opposition leaders have called off their ongoing sit-in dharna against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for today as a mark of respect towards Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 12 others who lost their lives in the chopper crash yesterday.
“We’ve decided not to protest (against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs) today in honour of CDS Bipin Rawat & the soldiers who died in the chopper crash & to pay tribute to them. We’ll also attend Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s address,” said Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha.
We've decided not to protest (against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs) today in honour of CDS Bipin Rawat & the soldiers who died in the chopper crash&to pay tribute to them. We'll also attend Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's address: Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP in Rajya Sabha pic.twitter.com/Uxw174wX0R
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2021
“As a mark of respect to late CDS and other jawans who lost their lives in chopper crashed we have suspended our dharna for today and will resume tomorrow,” reads a statement issued by Congress.
Notably, Rajya Sabha has been witnessing back-to-back adjournments since the commencement of the winter session on November 29 over the suspension of MPs. The opposition leaders have been protesting against the suspension along with the suspended MPs at the Gandhi statue in the premises of the parliament.
Rajya Sabha on the first day of its business for the winter session on Monday suspended 12 members for the rest of the current session. The 12 Rajya Sabha MPs have been suspended on account of ‘unruly and violent behavior’ during the Monsoon session of Parliament.
