BBC: Indian MPs expelled for 'bribes'India's parliament has expelled 11 of its members over a cash-for-questions scandal after an unprecedented vote.
Ten MPs were thrown out of the lower house and one from the upper house after they were secretly taped apparently accepting bribes.
The opposition BJP walked out of parliament over the move, saying that while the MPs should be punished, removing them was unjustified.
Some of the MPs recorded in the videotape said they had been framed.
It is the first time since 1951 that any MP has been expelled for corruption and the biggest single expulsion ever.
Parliament Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said all members had condemned acts of corruption.
"There will be no compromise on acts of corruption," he told journalists.
But opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani said: "It was unbecoming conduct on the part of the involved members. But this kind of punishment is unjustified."
