Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien suspended after throwing Rule Book

11:30:00 PM, Tuesday 21st of December 2021 | in politics

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien was on Tuesday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remainder of the Winter Session. The House Chair announced O'Brien's suspension for "unruly behavior" before adjournment. Earlier Tuesday, O'Brien had reportedly thrown the Rajya Sabha Rule Book at the reporters' table during a heated discussion on Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021—passed in the Lok Sabha Monday.