<p>New Delhi: Stepping up its attack on the Modi government, the I.N.D.I.A bloc on Wednesday announced a dharna by Opposition MPs in the national capital on Friday in protest against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/two-more-opposition-mps-suspended-from-lok-sabha-total-number-stands-143-2818951">the suspension</a> of an unprecedented 143 lawmakers during the ongoing Winter Session and Home Minister Amit Shah’s refusal to make a statement on the Parliament security breach.</p><p>The decision was taken at a meeting of the floor leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc chaired by Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge here. A plan to hold a ‘mock Parliament’ was shelved as the leaders felt it would be a logistical nightmare to organise back-to-back functions in a short span of time, sources said.</p><p>The decision to hold the protest by the MPs at Jantar Mantar, the dharna hotspot in the national capital, comes a day after top I.N.D.I.A leaders decided to hold <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-bloc-protest-on-december-22-against-suspension-of-mps-2817975">demonstrations across the country</a> against the suspension of MPs on December 22. This will be the first joint I.N.D.I.A protest action after the parties started joining hands since May this year.</p>.Why no discussion on MPs being thrown out of Parliament: Rahul Gandhi.<p>The Parliament Winter Session has witnessed vociferous protests by I.N.D.I.A MPs over the refusal of their demand for a statement by Shah on security breach. On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha Opposition MPs staged a walkout and did not return to the House. “We boycotted the proceedings after the walkout,” a senior Opposition floor leader told <em>DH</em>.</p><p>The Opposition MPs are also likely to continue with the strategy in the House on Thursday also. A total of 144 out of 237 I.N.D.I.A MPs, including AAP’s Sanjay Singh who has remained suspended since the Monsoon Session, have been suspended from House.</p><p>At the floor leaders’ meeting, DMK MP T S Elango briefed the leaders about the three bills to replace Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and The Evidence Act. With the Lok Sabha <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bills-to-revamp-criminal-laws-passed-in-lok-sabha-amid-mass-suspension-of-oppn-mps-2819183">passing the Bills</a> on Wednesday, the Opposition is expecting it to come in Rajya Sabha on Thursday but they may not be participating in it.</p><p>Sources said with the numbers not on their side, especially after the suspensions, the Opposition is now mulling taking the legal route to challenge the Bills.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Stepping up its attack on the Modi government, the I.N.D.I.A bloc on Wednesday announced a dharna by Opposition MPs in the national capital on Friday in protest against <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/two-more-opposition-mps-suspended-from-lok-sabha-total-number-stands-143-2818951">the suspension</a> of an unprecedented 143 lawmakers during the ongoing Winter Session and Home Minister Amit Shah’s refusal to make a statement on the Parliament security breach.</p><p>The decision was taken at a meeting of the floor leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc chaired by Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge here. A plan to hold a ‘mock Parliament’ was shelved as the leaders felt it would be a logistical nightmare to organise back-to-back functions in a short span of time, sources said.</p><p>The decision to hold the protest by the MPs at Jantar Mantar, the dharna hotspot in the national capital, comes a day after top I.N.D.I.A leaders decided to hold <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-bloc-protest-on-december-22-against-suspension-of-mps-2817975">demonstrations across the country</a> against the suspension of MPs on December 22. This will be the first joint I.N.D.I.A protest action after the parties started joining hands since May this year.</p>.Why no discussion on MPs being thrown out of Parliament: Rahul Gandhi.<p>The Parliament Winter Session has witnessed vociferous protests by I.N.D.I.A MPs over the refusal of their demand for a statement by Shah on security breach. On Wednesday, Rajya Sabha Opposition MPs staged a walkout and did not return to the House. “We boycotted the proceedings after the walkout,” a senior Opposition floor leader told <em>DH</em>.</p><p>The Opposition MPs are also likely to continue with the strategy in the House on Thursday also. A total of 144 out of 237 I.N.D.I.A MPs, including AAP’s Sanjay Singh who has remained suspended since the Monsoon Session, have been suspended from House.</p><p>At the floor leaders’ meeting, DMK MP T S Elango briefed the leaders about the three bills to replace Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and The Evidence Act. With the Lok Sabha <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bills-to-revamp-criminal-laws-passed-in-lok-sabha-amid-mass-suspension-of-oppn-mps-2819183">passing the Bills</a> on Wednesday, the Opposition is expecting it to come in Rajya Sabha on Thursday but they may not be participating in it.</p><p>Sources said with the numbers not on their side, especially after the suspensions, the Opposition is now mulling taking the legal route to challenge the Bills.</p>