112 MPs Suspended: Inside Om Birla’s Lok Sabha Record
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The episode discusses the unprecedented suspension of 100 Opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha and analyzes Om Birla's record as Speaker.
In December 2023, 100 Opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha in a single week — the largest mass suspension in the history of India’s Parliament. But how unusual is this? As Birla faces a rate no-trust vote in the Parliament, our analysis of Lok Sabha records since 2004 shows that 112 MPs were suspended during Om Birla’s first term as Speaker, accounting for nearly half of all suspensions in the past two decades. The Quint continues to track how India’s democratic institutions — from Parliament to courts and investigative agencies — function and are held accountable. Watch the full investigation. Read the story here:https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/om-birla-no-confidence-motion-data-investigation-mp-suspensions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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