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The landmark bill was debated and voted upon a day after
it was moved for consideration but could not be taken up as
some members created unprecedented pandemonium and even tried
to attack the Chairman.

Cracking the whip, the Indian government Tuesday moved a
motion for suspension of seven such members -- four of SP, one
each of RJD and LJP and one unattached. The motion was
immediately passed at around 2 PM, when the House met after
two adjournments forced by vociferous opponents of the bill.
High drama unfolded as the suspended members squatted on
the floor of the House and had to be forcibly evicted after
around three hours, which paved the way for debate and
eventual passing of the bill.
Rest of the members of SP and RJD walked out of the House
in protest against suspension of their colleagues.
At one point of time when the suspended members along with
their party colleagues refused to budge and indicated that
they would not allow discussion, the Chairman called for
voting on the bill without any debate.
However, the move was vociferously resisted by BJP and
Left parties, which had committed their support for the bill
but insisted on discussion on the important Constitutional
amendment.
This led to an unusual development as the Chairman called
for debate even after the voice vote was taken.
Intervening in the debate, Singh expressed "deep sorrow"
over the "abnormal" developments Monday and conveyed his
"profound apology" to Ansari for the disrespect shown to the
Chair by members in the House. (MORE) PTI AMR
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