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AAP MP Sanjay Singh Suspended From Rajya Sabha For Rest Of The Monsoon Session
Swarajya Staff
Jul 24, 2023, 12:56 PM | Updated 12:55 PM IST
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh has been suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the monsoon session.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday (24 July) suspended the AAP MP for the entire duration of the Monsoon session for “repeatedly violating the directives of the Chair”, reports Indian Express.
Sanjay Singh was seen in the Well of the House before being suspended.
Leader of the House Piyush Goyal moved the motion to suspend him, which was adopted by the House by voice vote.
Before the motion was moved, Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar named Singh for his "unruly behaviour" and cautioned him.
#WATCH | Rajya Sabha Chairman suspends AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the remaining duration of the Monsoon session during the Opposition's protest in the House over the Manipur issue pic.twitter.com/YpNYIhhMck
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2023
Soon after suspending Singh, the Rajya Sabha chairman adjourned the proceedings of the Upper House of the Parliament till 2 pm as opposition members continued to create uproar in the House.
The Opposition members were demanding a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Manipur issue.
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