NEW DELHI : The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday suspended 11 opposition members for disrupting the House proceedings for the remaining part of the week.

Sushmita Dev, Mausam Noor, Dola Sen, Shanta Chhetri, Shantanu Sen, Nadimul Haque, M.M. Abdullah, A.A. Rahim, R. Girirajan, and V. Sivadasan are the suspended members. V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, moved the motion to suspend the MPs under Rule 256. The proposal was adopted by Deputy Chairman Harivansh, and the Rajya Sabha approved it by voice vote.

The Harivansh named these members and asked them to return to their seats prior to the move. The Deputy Chairman adjourned the proceedings for 15 minutes since they did not leave the Well of House. It resumed at 2.38 p.m., despite opposition members' protests.

The Chair asked the suspended members to leave the House, but they refused and kept screaming slogans, causing the Rajya Sabha to be halted for another hour.

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