The protest follows a week-long deadlock in the Lok Sabha over the suspension of eight MPs and restrictions on quoting from Naravane’s unpublished memoir

Opposition MPs display a large banner reading “Trap Deal,” criticising the India-US trade agreement outside Parliament while Rahul Gandhi, right, interacts with Congress MPs, including Hibi Eden

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins suspended MPs and party members, holding banners and participating actively in the protest

The protesting MPs also raised slogans such as “Dictatorship will not be tolerated” and “Stop murdering democracy” to express their dissent

The Opposition MPs continued their demonstration on the staircases and surrounding areas of Parliament