Panel wants Mann out for rest of session

Ravi S Singh

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 8

The parliamentary panel probing the alleged security breach by AAP’s Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann today recommended his suspension for the remaining period of the current Lok Sabha session.

Headed by BJP member Kirit Somaiya, the nine-member panel submitted its report to the Speaker, which was then placed before the House. 

The AAP leader had posted on social media a video showing security details of Parliament. Dubbing his act as “inappropriate”, the panel said it “would like to impress upon Mann the utmost need for strict adherence to norms and standards of etiquette and due compliance to Rules of Procedure”.

It concluded that the conduct called for an “in-depth review and examination of the damage caused, which entailed security implications”. It left it to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security and the Union Home Ministry for making any suitable recommendations on safety.

The panel also rejected Mann’s apology on the grounds that it was “marked with contradictions” and, thus, could not be treated as “unconditional apology”.