Lok Sabha may not pursue any further action on the privilege notice issued to Robert Vadra over his remarks on Parliament disruptions. Replying to a media query in New Delhi yesterday evening, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said, it is not such a big issue. The Speaker's remarks came after Vadra replied to the Lok Saba Secretariat notice saying that there was no attempt on his part to hurt anybody and he was only exercising his right to freedom of expression. Ms Mahajan said, she has read the letter and may be it will not be pursued further. She said she has given it to the Secretary General to examine it as per rules.<br/><br/>Last week, in a Facebook post, Vadra had taken a swipe at the NDA government, without naming it. Protesting against it, BJP MP Prahlad Joshi said in Lok Sabha that Vadra had demeaned Parliamentarians and wanted the issue to be referred to the Privileges Committee. The MP had later moved a privilege motion against Vadra,following which the Lok Sabha Secretariat had a issued a notice to the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
News On AIR | July 31, 2015 6:50 AM
LS may not pursue privilege notice against Robert Vadra