Opposition Numbers Halved in Parliament After Suspension of 78 MPs for 'Unruly Behavior'
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The Opposition bloc lost half its strength in Rajya Sabha (95 to 45) and a third in Lok Sabha (133 to 87) due to suspensions.
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78 MPs across Congress, TMC, DMK, and JDU were suspended for unruly behavior like sloganeering and waving placards.
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Mamata Banerjee slammed the suspensions as a "mockery of democracy" and said the BJP was afraid after winning recent state elections.
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Congress said the opposition-less Parliament allows BJP to bulldoze legislation without debate.
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Suspended MPs called it a "bloodbath" and "murder of democracy" that aims to make Parliament opposition-free.