With 49 more leaders shown the door, 41% of Opposition MPs now stand suspended from Parliament

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The remaining 198 MPs are from the Opposition, including those from parties like Biju Janata Dal, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), which are friendly with the ruling NDA..

In Rajya Sabha, 32 percent of the total opposition MPs stand suspended since Thursday..

BJP sources told ThePrint that expressing concern over the security breach that took place in the Parliament, Modi told the party MPs that such acts need to be condemned but claimed that the Opposition is busy giving it a political colour...

The Rajya Sabha proceedings were also adjourned twice with Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar slamming the Opposition, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee for mimicking him outside the Parliament Tuesday, though he did not mention either MP by name...

As Parliamentary proceedings resumed Monday after the weekend, amidst deadlock over the security breach, 78 MPs were suspended from both the Houses after the Opposition remained adamant on debate over Parliament intrusion and stormed the well in both Houses...

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