Indicating stringent action against the Congress MPs who stormed the Well of the Lok Sabha to protest against the swearing-in of the BJP-led government in Maharashtra, Speaker Om Birla on Monday said such behaviour is "unacceptable" and will not be "tolerated".
As soon as Congress MPs Hibi Eden and TN Prathapam entered the Well of the House carrying a big black banner that read 'Stop murder of democracy', the speaker warned them to go back to their seats.
After his warnings went unheeded, the speaker ordered marshals to remove the two lawmakers.
Other Congress members joined in and resisted their eviction from the House. They were seen jostling with the marshals, prompting the speaker to adjourn the House till noon.
Underlining that the House should function and it should not be adjourned as it sends a wrong message in the public, Birla said, "I am hurt by whatever happened in Parliament today. Such behaviour is unacceptable and won't be tolerated."
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