The Indian parliament has suspended 79 opposition lawmakers for disrupting proceedings, demanding a government statement and a discussion on a security breach issue. With the 14 suspensions announced last week, the total number of MPs suspended in the winter session has now risen to 92. The incident has sparked criticism from various opposition leaders, including Congress MP Randeep Surjewala and Congress leader Salman Khurshid, who have condemned the move as a blow to parliamentary democracy. It's speculated that opposition parties may completely boycott the winter session of Parliament. Meanwhile, a major disruption to social media platforms across Pakistan has been reported ahead of a major virtual gathering organized by PTI, the party of persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan. In other news, lawmakers have postponed a debate over the renewal of a controversial government surveillance program to the new year.
INDIA (opposition bloc) parties are likely to completely boycott the winter session of Parliament. The final decision will be taken in a meeting to be held tomorrow at the office of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha: Sources
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With the 14 suspensions announced last week, the total number of MPs who have been suspended in the winter session so far has now risen to 92. https://t.co/dG0z0ky0Bv https://t.co/fZnTMv70W9
🇮🇳 SEVENTY NINE OPPOSITION MPS SUSPENDED FROM INDIAN PARLIAMENT (Reuters) - At least 79 opposition lawmakers were suspended from the Indian parliament on Monday for disrupting proceedings as they demanded a government statement and a discussion on the security breach of the… https://t.co/oEI4JbxqS2
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across #Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes just ahead of a major virtual gathering organized by persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan's party, PTI https://t.co/ifWNN9ZwYL
Lawmakers have officially punted a debate over the renewal of a controversial government surveillance program to the new year. https://t.co/Bh5NQWo3LS