New Delhi, Feb 4 (NationPress) The suspension of eight Congress MPs from the Lok Sabha sparked intense backlash from Opposition leaders on Wednesday, who accused the government of suppressing dissent and stifling democratic discourse.

Several of the suspended MPs, including Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Gurjeet Singh Aujla, alongside Trinamool MP Kirti Azad, claimed that the ruling party was intentionally obstructing conversations on critical national matters and silencing the Opposition.

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi joined the suspended MPs in protest near Makar Dwar within the Parliament complex.

During this demonstration, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, a former Congress MP who later switched to the BJP, reportedly remarked that the suspended MPs were acting as though they had “won a war,” eliciting strong disapproval from the Opposition.

In response to Bittu's comments, Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring launched a fierce critique. “He was coming from there saying, ‘Did you come back after winning the Kargil War?’ This reflects the attitude of that person, to whom Congress has given everything and recognition, especially Rahul Gandhi. When he first contested elections with the Youth Congress, no one knew Bittu ji. Then he was given his first parliamentary election. The party in which he was, he betrayed it,” Warring told IANS.

Suspended Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla stated that the ruling party was purposefully preventing discussions. “This is a democratic House and everyone wants discussion. We also want the country’s issues to be debated. Those who sell out the country and betray the nation are not allowing discussion in the House,” Aujla asserted.

Adding to the sentiment, Trinamool MP Kirti Azad criticized the government for undermining democracy. “Democracy is being murdered. The Leader of the Opposition and the Opposition are not being allowed to speak. The government wants the Opposition to speak what they want, which is not possible. This matter related to General Naravane concerns national security, and they are stopping us from discussing it,” Azad commented.

The uproar follows the Lok Sabha’s decision on Tuesday to suspend eight Opposition MPs for the remainder of the Budget Session for allegedly disrupting proceedings and throwing papers towards the Chair.

The suspended members include Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Hibi Eden, C. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Prashant Yadaorao Padole, S. Venkatesh, and Dean Kuriakose, all from the Congress party.

The Opposition has labeled the suspensions as excessive and politically motivated, while the government maintains that stringent measures were necessary to uphold parliamentary decorum.