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Congress MP Rajni Ashokrao Patil suspended for remaining period of Budget session for recording Rajya Sabha proceedings

Congress MP Rajni Ashokrao Patil has been suspended for the remaining period of current Budget session of Parliament for recording Rajya Sabha proceedings yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announced the decision saying that the entire matter will be probed by the Privileges Committee. He said that the member will remain suspended till the recommendation of the Privileges Committee is received. The Chairman said such conduct is in utter disregard of the directions of the Chair. He said her action amounted to misconduct and disregard of the rules of the House.  <br />''      <br />''  BJP MP GVL Narasimha Rao moved the motion in this regard which was adopted by the House by voice vote. Earlier, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal termed her action as a misconduct blatantly disregarding the rules of the House. He said appropriate action should be taken on the matter and pointed out that the video was widely viewed on social media.<br />''        <br />'' Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi demanded that strict action should be taken against the erring member.<br />'' <br />''Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge appealed the Chairman not to take any decision under the pressure from the ruling party MPs.

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