RANCHI: Eighteen Jharkhand BJP MLAs were on Thursday suspended from the assembly for a day and subsequently removed by marshals after they refused to leave the House. Several BJP MLAs spent Wednesday night in the assembly lobby after marshals evicted them from the well of the House. As chaos continued after the House assembled, Mahto suspended 18 of the 20 BJP legislators till 2pm on Friday. BJP legislators told reporters outside the assembly that democracy was "murdered" by the Speaker at the behest of the JMM-led government. What happened is an attempt to suppress the voice of opposition MLAs," he said.

Source: Economic Times August 01, 2024 16:05 UTC