Chatterjee to MPs: You don't deserve one paisa
Published on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 14:19, Updated on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 16:15 in IBNPolitics section
Tags: Somnath Chatterjee, Lok Sabha , New Delhi
New Delhi: Unruly MPs who disrupted the Lok Sabha were insulting the public and did not "deserve a single paisa" in allowances, a furious Speaker Somnath Chatterjee lashed out on Thursday and warned that he would adjourn the house sine die.
"You are insulting the people of the country and wasting public money. You do not deserve even a single paisa. You are behaving in a condemnable manner," Chatterjee said as chaos prevailed in the Lok Sabha.
"You don't deserve any allowances," the Speaker went on. "I think this house should be adjourned sine die. This is the only way to save public money."
Soon after the day's proceedings began at 11:00 hrs IST, MPs of several parties gathered near the speaker's podium protesting over various issues and forcing the speaker to adjourn the house at 11:15 hrs IST.
Chatterjee's protestations had little impact on the Parliamentarians who continued their protests when the proceedings resumed at noon and Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal, who was then chairing the session, adjourned the house for another two hours.
While MPs of BJP and BSP were protesting against the SC/ST (reservation in post and services) Bill 2008, MPs from MDMK and PMK demanded a stop to the war in Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, Telugu Desam Party MPs created an uproar over the Satyam Computer Services scam.
Who can punish unruly MPs and how can they be punished?
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The Speaker has the right to remove an MP for a day.
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This can be also be for the entire session and the MP's perks and pay is also cut.
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In exceptional cases, the MP can be expelled from the House, though this is rare.
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