<p>New Delhi: The Lok Sabha has withdrawn the suspension of DMK MP S R Parthiban after the government told Speaker Om Birla that it was a case of mistaken identity as the member was not present in the House when others disrupted its proceedings.</p><p>Now, the total number of MPs suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session of Parliament stands at 14 -- 13 from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha.</p><p>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Parthiban's name was withdrawn from the list of the Lok Sabha members suspended earlier in the day as there was a mistake on the part of the staff in identifying the member.</p>.'Murder of democracy': Cong slams govt over suspension of opposition MPs.<p>"I have requested the speaker to drop the name of the member as it was a case of mistaken identity," Joshi said.</p><p>The Speaker has agreed to the suggestion, he added.</p><p>A circular issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat later listed the 13 MPs who have been suspended. Parthiban's name was not in the list.</p><p>"Hibi Eden, T N Prathapan, Ramya Haridas, Dean Kuriakose, S Jothimani, V K Sreekandan, Benny Behanan, Mohd Jawed, P R Natarajan, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, K Subbarayan, S Venkatesan and Manickam Tagore B, MPs have been suspended from the service of the House...," the circular read.</p><p>Joshi said when the business of the House shifted to the new Parliament building, the Speaker had proposed at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) that the members have to work with a fresh resolve of not showing placards in the House. "This proposal was unanimously agreed to. Nobody had opposed it," he added.</p><p>The 13 MPs violated the decision taken at the BAC meeting and brought placards to the House and hence, were suspended, the minister added.</p><p>Earlier, the Lok Sabha MPs were suspended after the House adopted two separate motions brought by the government.</p><p>Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien was suspended from the Rajya Sabha.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Lok Sabha has withdrawn the suspension of DMK MP S R Parthiban after the government told Speaker Om Birla that it was a case of mistaken identity as the member was not present in the House when others disrupted its proceedings.</p><p>Now, the total number of MPs suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session of Parliament stands at 14 -- 13 from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha.</p><p>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Parthiban's name was withdrawn from the list of the Lok Sabha members suspended earlier in the day as there was a mistake on the part of the staff in identifying the member.</p>.'Murder of democracy': Cong slams govt over suspension of opposition MPs.<p>"I have requested the speaker to drop the name of the member as it was a case of mistaken identity," Joshi said.</p><p>The Speaker has agreed to the suggestion, he added.</p><p>A circular issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat later listed the 13 MPs who have been suspended. Parthiban's name was not in the list.</p><p>"Hibi Eden, T N Prathapan, Ramya Haridas, Dean Kuriakose, S Jothimani, V K Sreekandan, Benny Behanan, Mohd Jawed, P R Natarajan, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, K Subbarayan, S Venkatesan and Manickam Tagore B, MPs have been suspended from the service of the House...," the circular read.</p><p>Joshi said when the business of the House shifted to the new Parliament building, the Speaker had proposed at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) that the members have to work with a fresh resolve of not showing placards in the House. "This proposal was unanimously agreed to. Nobody had opposed it," he added.</p><p>The 13 MPs violated the decision taken at the BAC meeting and brought placards to the House and hence, were suspended, the minister added.</p><p>Earlier, the Lok Sabha MPs were suspended after the House adopted two separate motions brought by the government.</p><p>Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien was suspended from the Rajya Sabha.</p>