Rahul Gandhi got a warm reception from Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut as the Congress leader walked up to the Gandhi statue in the Parliament to meet 12 Rajya Sabha lawmakers who have been staging a demonstration for over two weeks against their suspension from the Upper House.
In a video of the interaction, Rahul Gandhi can be seen walking up to the suspended Rajya Sabha MPs. He is greeted by Sanjay Raut, who embraces Rahul Gandhi and says, "aap aaye bahaar aayi (with you came the spring)."
Rahul Gandhi, the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, then posed for pictures with Sanjay Raut and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, among others.
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had moved a motion on November 29 seeking the suspension of 12 Opposition MPs for their conduct in the previous Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Noting that the opposition parties have participated in the Rajya Sabha proceedings at times and disrupted it at other times, Joshi on Monday wondered what was their strategy.