India, July 22 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a resolution suspending Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee for the remainder of the ongoing Monsoon Session, citing his use of unparliamentary language against a woman member of the House.

The action against the Sreerampur MP comes weeks after Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar formally complained to Speaker Om Birla, accusing Banerjee of "repeated verbal abuse" and misogynistic conduct inside Parliament.

In her letter to the Speaker, Ghosh Dastidar accused Banerjee of repeatedly verbally abusing her on the floor of the House and sought his expulsion from the Lok Sabha, alleging that other women legislators faced similar treatment from him.

Banerjee has denied the accusations, calling the...