Undemocratic suspension of MPs: INDIA bloc to hold nationwide protest on Dec 22

PTC News Desk: Following the conclusion of the fourth INDIA alliance meeting on Tuesday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced a nationwide protest on December 22 against the suspension of 141 MPs in response to the Opposition's demand for a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the Parliament security breach incident.

"We have made several decisions, one of which is regarding the suspended MPs. We will fight back; this is wrong...We came together to fight this. We have decided to hold an all-India protest on December 22 against the suspension of MPs," Kharge said on Tuesday.

He went on to say that 28 parties attended our fourth meeting and presented proposals to the alliance's committee.

"We have passed a resolution that suspension is undemocratic. We will all have to fight to save democracy and all of us are ready to do that. We raised the issue of security breach in the Parliament. We have been saying for a long time that Union HM Amit Shah or PM Modi should come to the Parliament and speak in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha about the issue of Parliament security breach, but they are refusing to do so."

The fourth meeting of the 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, that took place in the national capital, comes amid the political tensions escalating between the Opposition and the BJP-led central government over the demand of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement over the Parliament security breach.

A record number of MPs, 141 in total, were suspended from Parliament.

The Congress-led alliance formed with the primary goal of mounting a combined challenge to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in next year's general elections.