Today, MPs have not been suspended, democracy has been suspended – Raghav Chadha : Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Senior leader  & Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Shri Raghav Chadha expressed his anguish admonishing the Central Government for suspending opposition MPs who questioned the security breach in Parliament, on Tuesday. The AAP Rajya Sabha MP stated that today, it’s not just the MPs who have been suspended from Parliament but rather, democracy within the country has been suspended. These opposition MPs were suspended solely because they questioned the security lapse in Parliament. Shri Raghav Chadha further stated that ironically, the BJP MP on whose approval, the accused of the parliament security breach entered the house, is still sitting in the parliament with no jeopardy to his membership.

Shri Raghav Chadha said, “It’s ironic that with the signature of a BJP MP, two accused individuals obtained visitor passes and entered the Parliament to attack the house. Both those accused were, in a way, guests of the BJP MP. Despite this, this BJP MP is still sitting inside the house as an MP with no jeopardy to his membership.”

The AAP Rajya Sabha MP remarked, “On the other hand, 141 opposition MPs who questioned the security lapse in Parliament and the role of a BJP MP in it have been suspended by the Central Government. The BJP MP whose signature facilitated the visitor passes for both accused individuals who entered the house is yet to be suspended. However, 141 MPs demanding answers from BJP MPs and the BJP government have been suspended. Hence, I have absolutely no hesitation in saying that today these MPs have not been suspended, but rather, democracy has been suspended.”