NEW DELHI: Ten opposition members attending the parliamentary panel meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill were suspended for a day on Friday amid protests and accusations against Chairman Jagdambika Pal of steamrolling through the proceedings.
While opposition members accused Pal of reducing the proceedings to a farce and alleged that he was acting on the government’s directions, the chairman slammed their conduct aimed at disrupting the meeting.
He accused Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee of hurling abuses at him and said he strove to bring the meeting to order, adjourning it twice but in vain.