State the privileges of the members of the Parliament ?
(Question in GS Paper – 1I CS Mains Exam, 1988 )
===========================================================
4)Some news developments on the privileges of MPs :
1) On 10th February, 2023, Rajya Sabha Chairman received a letter
from the Congress President on Article 105 of the Constitution that deals with
the privileges and powers of parliamentarians.
2)Article 105 It
deals with powers, privileges, etc. of the Houses of Parliament and of the
members and committees.
3) There shall be freedom of speech in Parliament,
subject to the rules and orders that regulates the procedure of Parliament.
4)Privileges under Article 105 : (a) Collective
Privileges (b) Individual Privileges
5) When Member exceeds the limits of admissible free
speech, the Speaker or the House itself has to deal with it and not any court
of India.
6) This immunity is extended to non-members like
the Attorney General for India or a Minister who may not be a member but speaks
in that House
========================================================================
No comments:
Post a Comment