Derek O’Brien Takes Swipe at BJP Over MP Suspensions

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien has sarcastically remarked on the suspension of 14 MPs during the Winter Session, highlighting the continued presence of two well-behaved Members of Parliament, Ramesh Bidhuri and Brij Bhushan Singh, in the Lok Sabha. O’Brien, who himself faced suspension, suggested that the Modi government might prefer Opposition MPs to emulate the conduct of these two to avoid further suspensions.

The Winter Session witnessed the suspension of several MPs, with 132 out of 146 suspensions revoked by the session’s end, leaving 14 MPs still awaiting a report from the Privileges Committee within three months.