The Bill replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
Parliament security breach accused - Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde and Neelam Devi - were produced before Special Judge Hardeep Kaur in Patiala House Court.
In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack on December 13, two persons jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow smoke from canisters and shouted slogans before being overpowered by the MPs.
A huge political row broke out after Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee derisively mimicked Dhankhar during the opposition's protest on the stairs of Parliament on Tuesday against the suspension of MPs, drawing strong condemnation from the ruling BJP.
Two more Opposition MPs from Lok Sabha including Thomas Chazhikadan and AM Ariff, have been suspended for remainder of Winter Session for misconduct in the House. A total of 143 MPs from both Lower and House have been suspended for inappropriate behaviour.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi challenged her audience to imagine how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would have reacted if they were in opposition today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a conversation with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, expressing his regret regarding the mimicry incident that occurred within the parliamentary premises. The incident raised concerns and prompted the Prime Minister to address the matter with the Vice President.
Parliament Suspended MPs: More than 40 more opposition MPs including Shashi Tharoor, Dimple Yadav and Manish Tewari were suspended from Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, about 33 MPs were suspended.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the BJP-led government over suspension of MPs in Parliament and said all democratic norms were thrown into the “dustbin by an autocratic” government. He staged a protest outside the Parliament over the same.
Suspended MPs stage protest outside Parliament | Sharad Pawar, Mallikarjun Kharge slam government.
The leaders expressed their dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the security lapse in Parliament and raised concerns about the unprecedented mass suspension of MPs, the highest in a single day in the parliamentary history of the country.
Opposition members were on their feet and some of them came to the Well of the House shouting slogans against the government and holding placards. Some of them were carrying a morphed picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Parliament security breach: The Delhi Police on December 17 recovered parts of broken and burnt mobile phones of the accused from Rajasthan's Nagaur.
Mamata Banerjee arrived in Delhi last evening. She slammed the government over suspension of several Opposition MPs from Parliament. The Opposition's meeting will be held tomorrow in the national capital.
Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday (December 18) suspended 45 Opposition MPs after they created a ruckus inside the Upper House, over the Parliament security breach incident that took place on December 13.
On December 13, two individuals jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour. The duo released yellow gas from canisters, and shouted anti-establishment slogans.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was suspended from Lok Sabha on Monday (December 18) along with some other Opposition MPs, taking the total number of suspended lawmakers today to 33. A total of 47 MPs have been suspended from the Parliament so far.
Kurukshetra: PM Modi's first reaction to Parliament security breach
Delhi Police teams on Sunday visited Maharashtra and Lucknow and interrogated the parents of Amol Shinde and Sagar Sharma respectively in connection with the Parliament security breach incident.
A senior police officer said that the accused involved in the Parliament security breach will be taken to Rajasthan to trace the places where he threw his phone and burnt the phones of others.
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