New Delhi

Nineteen opposition Members on Tuesday were suspended from Rajya Sabha for a week for disrupting House proceedings.

They include seven from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), six from the DMK, three from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), two from CPI-M and one from CPI.

Sushmita Dev of the TMC and Kanimozhi of the DMK are among those suspended.

Deputy chairman Harivansh said the members were suspended for showing utter disregard to the House and the authority of the Chair.

The Chair asked the suspended members to leave the House, but they kept protesting in the Well, leading to two adjournments.

The proceedings were first adjourned for 15 minutes and then for an hour after the suspended members refused to leave the House when it met again. Finally, the House was adjourned for the day to meet on Wednesday at 11 a.m.

On Tuesday four Congress members of the Lok Sabha were suspended for remainder of the session.

The Opposition members have been continuously protesting in the House demanding discussion on price rise, inflation, hiked GST rates and other issues since the start of Monsoon Session.

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The Monsoon session of parliament will conclude on August 13.