Winter Session Updates: 120 Opposition MPs join the Sit-in Protest, Demanding to revoke the suspension of 12 MPs.

RS MPs of opposition parties to join the Dharna at Gandhi Statue.

New Delhi: Taking notes from the suspension of 12 MPs from the Upper House (RS). Almost 120 Opposition MPs are ready to join the sit-in protest against the Parliament Complex today.

The 12 suspended MPs includes six from the Congress, two each from the Trinamool Congress and Shiv Sena, and one each from the CPI and CPI(M). The suspension resulted in a big sit-in protest since the day those MPs got suspended from the winter session.

The suspension of the MPs has led to disruption of proceedings in the Upper House, which did not carry any significant business for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.

Opposition parties have said that their protest will continue till the time the suspension of the MPs is withdrawn.

According to the opposition, All Rajya Sabha MPs of opposition parties to join the dharna at Gandhi Statue protesting the suspension of the 12 MPs today.

Addressing reporters outside Parliament, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the suspension is against the rules and undemocratic. The Congress leader also urged Lok Sabha members to join the sit-in.

RS leader Mr Kharge also added, "The government is fully responsible for the deadlock in Rajya Sabha. We have been meeting the chairman and the government and have stressed that they cannot suspend members like this. They have wrongly and undemocratically suspended 12 MPs for what has happened during the previous Monsoon session."

"When the House is prorogued, the government has no right to suspend the members anymore for the previous session. Their action of suspension is neither as per rules nor as per the Constitution."

"It seems the government's intention is clear of not allowing the House to function. Until their suspension is revoked, our fight will continue," Mr Kharge said.