INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put out two tweets in support of Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh, who brought tea for the 8 protesting
Bihar has been teaching us the values of democracy
as those sitting on Dharna shows that Shri Harivansh Ji has been blessed with a humble mind and a big heart
protesting on the lawns of Parliament since Monday over the passage of the farm bills and also their suspension from the House
The MPs were suspended over their unruly conduct on the floor of Rajya Sabha during the protests against farm bills.After their overnight
protests, Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker Harivansh brought tea and snacks for the MPs, which they refused and spoke about how he was responsible
for the passage of the bills despite the ruling BJP being in minority in Rajya Sabha.While the MPs refused the tea and snacks, a protesting
Trinamool MP said there was no problem in meeting the Rajya Sabha Deputy Speaker, but said it was only a show as he brought mediapersons
with him.Meanwhile, the Deputy Speaker later announced that he will be observing fast for a day to protest against the unruly behaviour of
the MPs on the floor of Rajya Sabha on Monday.The suspended parliamentarians spent the night in the lawns near Mahatma Gandhi's statue
AAP's Sanjay Singh posted a picture on Twitter from the protest site in the morning and said that the "whole night was spent under the open
sky in front of Bapu's statue".Harivansh Singh has been in the thick of things since the suspension drama unfolded
The eight MPs were suspended for the remaining part of the current session over their "misbehavior" with the deputy chairman during the
passage of the farm Bills on Sunday.Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said Deputy Chairman Harivansh, an MP from Bihar, was physically
threatened by opposition MPs on Sunday
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Rajya Sabha or did Opposition cross the line?
