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Politics
Sarah Shamim

Why were 141 India opposition MPs suspended from parliament?

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, centre, join other legislators in a protest against the suspension of lawmakers, in New Delhi, India [AP]

Forty-nine Indian opposition lawmakers, who have been demanding a debate on a December 13 parliament security breach, were suspended from the legislature on Tuesday for allegedly disrupting House proceedings.

Tuesday’s government action came a day after 78 opposition members of parliament were suspended from the remainder of the crucial Winter Session of the parliament. In total 141 lawmakers – 95 from the lower house (Lok Sabha) and 46 from the upper chamber (Rajya Sabha) – have been suspended since December 14.

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