Lok Sabha Privileges Committee likely to adopt recommendation to revoke suspension of 3 Congress MPs

New Delhi [India]: Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha is likely to adopt the recommendation to revoke the suspension of three Congress MPs – Dr K Jayakumar, Abdul Khaleque and Vijay Vasanth, sources said on Friday. 

Three suspended Congress MPs, Dr K Jayakumar, Abdul Khaleque and Vijay Vasanth, recorded their statement before the Committee of Privileges in connection with a motion adopted by the Lok Sabha on December 18, 2023, which led to their suspension. 

The Privileges Committee summoned the three MPs on January 12 after the issue of their suspension was referred to the committee for further investigation and a report to be presented to the House. 
According to the sources, the MPs strongly asserted that circumstances compelled them to approach the Speaker’s podium, emphasizing that they had no intention to violate rules. 

“They also apologised for their behaviour. The MPs alleged that the government didn’t allow them to speak on the floor of the House,” sources said. 

Now, the Committee of Privileges will examine all aspects and submit the report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. 

The committee will meet again on January 29 or 30 to adopt the report to revoke the suspension of these MPs and submit the report to the Lok Sabha Speaker. 

Sunil Singh (chairman), K Suresh, Kalyan Banerjee, TR Balu and two other members of the committee were present in today’s meeting. 

A record-breaking 146 MPs were suspended from Parliament in the recently concluded Winter Session.