1. Lok Sabha Privileges Committee to meet on January 12 regarding the suspension of 3 Congress MPs during Winter Session.
2. The committee, chaired by BJP member Sunil Kumar Singh, will gather oral evidence from the suspended members.
3. Suspension occurred due to alleged unruly behavior causing “grave disorder in the House” on December 18.
New Delhi, Jan 02: Lok Sabha Privileges Committee is set to convene on January 12 to address the suspension of three Congress MPs during the Winter Session.
Chaired by BJP member Sunil Kumar Singh, the committee will hear oral evidence from the suspended Congress members—K Jayakumar, Abdul Khaleque, and Vijayakumar Vijay Vasanth—who were accused of causing “grave disorder in the House” on December 18.
During the Winter Session, 100 opposition Lok Sabha members were suspended for disruptive behavior, holding placards, and demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the breach of Parliament security.
While 97 members faced suspension for the remainder of the session, the cases of Jayakumar, Khaleque, and Vijayakumar, who approached the presiding officer’s chair, were referred to the Privileges Committee.
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The suspension of the three members will persist until the committee submits its report to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
In the Rajya Sabha, 46 members faced suspension during the Winter Session, with 11 cases referred to the Privileges Committee of the Upper House, chaired by Deputy Chairman Harivansh. However, the committee has yet to schedule a meeting to examine the cases of the suspended members.
The suspended members from the opposition include Jebi Mather Hisham, L Hanumanthaiah, Neeraj Dangi, Rajmani Patel, Kumar Ketkar, G C Chandrashekhar (all Congress); Binoy Viswam and Sandosh Kumar P (both CPI), M Mohamed Abdulla (DMK), John Brittas, and AA Rahim (both CPI-M). They will remain suspended until the House has the benefit of the Committee of Privilege’s report.
