4 AAP MLAs out for rest of session

Speaker takes action due to ‘continuous disruption of proceedings & violation of decorum’

- ANUP VERMA @New Delhi

SPEAKER Vijender Gupta on Friday suspended four Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs for the remaining period of the ongoing Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly for “disrupting” House proceedings.

In a statement, Gupta said, “due to the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and violation of its decorum, Opposition members (AAP) Som Dutt, Jarnail Singh, Sanjeev Jha and Kuldeep Kumar are suspended from the House for the rest of the Winter Session.” The Vidhan Sabha Secretariat said that the decision of the Speaker was exercised strictly to preserve the authority, order, and dignity of the House and in full conformity with the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Delhi Legislative Assembly.