New Delhi

The suspension of eight Members of Parliament from the Lok Sabha, imposed during the first half of the Budget Session of Parliament over alleged unruly behaviour, is likely to be revoked on Tuesday.

Sources said a consensus on revoking the suspension of the eight opposition MPs was reached at an all-party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

According to the sources, a proposal to revoke the suspension will be brought before Parliament on Tuesday.

They added that it has also been agreed that MPs will refrain from using placards and AI-generated photographs inside the House and will maintain parliamentary decorum.

The eight opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Budget Session on February 4 for allegedly violating House rules and “throwing papers on the Chair” during an uproar in the House.

The disruption followed Rahul Gandhi’s insistence on mentioning a specific reference to the 2020 border tensions between India and China in eastern Ladakh.

Earlier, Om Birla had written to leaders of political parties expressing concern over declining standards of conduct in Parliament, particularly the display of banners, placards and posters within the House and the Parliament complex.

“For some time now, the dignity and prestige of our parliamentary democracy have been compromised by certain Honourable Members within the chamber and on the Parliament House complex,” Birla wrote.

He added that the manner in which banners, placards and posters were displayed, as well as the language and behaviour of some members, had become a matter of serious concern.

“Our House has always maintained a glorious tradition of dignified discussion and dialogue. In the past, whenever a decline in the standard of conduct within the House was felt, conferences were organised by all political parties and other stakeholders to preserve the dignity and prestige of our democratic institutions,” he said.

Birla noted that the issue had also been discussed at conferences of presiding officers, where resolutions were adopted to uphold parliamentary standards.

He said that on several occasions he had urged leaders during meetings of the Business Advisory Committee and interactions with political parties to maintain high standards of behaviour.

“The entire country observes our conduct, and the message from India’s Parliament resonates across all democratic institutions in the nation,” Birla said.

Calling for collective responsibility, the Speaker urged party leadership across the political spectrum to ensure discipline among their members inside the House and across the Parliament complex.

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“If we all strive together in this direction, the public’s faith in parliamentary democracy will surely be further strengthened, and the prestige and dignity of the House will continue to grow,” he added.