Opposition parties of the INDIA bloc on Friday staged protest at the Parliament premises over the suspension of the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the house. Photos: PTI
Holding placards reading, "Democracy in Danger', Save Democracy', the protesting members gathered at Parliament premises and raised slogans to demand the revocation of the suspension of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Earlier, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi also arrived a the parliament on the last day of the Monsoon session From there, Rahul Gandhi led the march towards the BR Ambedkar statue in Parliament.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge said they will fight both inside and outside the Parliament to keep democracy alive
"They want to suppress democracy and don't want to function as per Constitution. That is why, all of us from all parties are protesting here. We will continue to fight against their illegal deeds...To keep the democracy alive we will fight both inside and outside Parliament..."
He was accompanied by Rahul Gandhi who is scheduled to hold a news conference at the AICC office in Delhi at 3 PM.
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