BJP MLA suspended from HP House for occupying Speaker’s chair

BJP MLA Suresh Bharadwaj was on Wednesday suspended from the Assembly for the rest of the winter session for occupying the Chair of the Himachal Pradesh Speaker, along with two of his party colleagues, with the Chief Minister terming his act as “reprehensible”.

Along with Bharadwaj, senior BJP MLAs Rajiv Bindal and Randhir Sharma were suspended for approaching the podium.

Ruckus broke-out as soon as the Assembly met on Wednesday, with BJP objecting to “shifting of some business of the House in Tuesday’s agenda for on Wednesday”.

BJP MLAs raised strong objection after the discussion on demonetisation, listed for Tuesday, was not taken up then and included in Wednesday’s agenda.