KAPTAAN
Prime VIP
A day
after Team Anna members
launched a frontal attack on the
government, accusing it playing
'dirty tricks', Anna Hazare's key
associates Prashant Bhushan and
Arvind Kejriwal Saturday received
notices of breach of privilege
from parliament.
Another Anna associate and
former top cop Kiran Bedi and
actor Om Puri have already been
issued breach of privilege notices
by parliament.
'I have received notice from
parliament. I have not read it yet,
but my mother called to inform
me about it,' Kejriwal told IANS
Saturday.
Earlier Saturday, Bhushan was
also served notice for his remarks
against members of parliament.
'The notice was sent through
speed post at his residence in
Ghaziabad,' an India Against
Corruption activist said.
The members were addressing
media on the issue of IT notice
served on Kejriwal, asking him to
pay Rs.9 lakh for violating the
terms of his Indian Revenue
Service bond.
Reacting to the IT notice to
Kejriwal, Bhushan Saturday said
the absolute privilege enjoyed by
members of parliament needs to
be re-examined.
'If speaking the truth or
expressing our opinion in public
interest is treated to be a breach
of privilege by parliament or its
members, then I think the time
has come to re-examine as to
what constitutes parliamentary
privilege,' Bhushan told Times
Now channel.
'Whether this kind of privilege by
which MPs can issue breach of
privilege notices to persons who
are merely highlighting and
commenting upon what they are
saying... needs to be re-
examined,' he said.
Bhushan was served the notice
for alleging that members of
parliament take bribes to pass
laws. He has been asked to file a
reply by Sep 14.
Bedi also faces a privilege motion
for her remarks against
parliamentarians.
Addressing the Ramlila Maidan
gathering where Hazare sat on a
288-hour fast from Aug 16 for a
strong Lokpal bill, she had
accused politicians of wearing
'several masks' at the same time.
Om Puri also launched a blistering
attack on politicians from the
stage at Ramlila Maidan. He told
the thousands gathered that he
feels 'ashamed when an IAS or
IPS officer salutes a ganwar
(illiterate) who is a neta (political
leader).'
'Yeh anpadh hain, inka kya
background hai? Aadhe se zyaada
MP ganwaar hain,' Om Puri,
known for his character roles,
told the cheering crowd.
However, the 60-year-old actor
later apologised and said he was
ready to face any action by MPs.
'If they are still angry with me, I
will take whatever punishment
they give me.'
Bedi, however, refused to
apologise and maintains she is
ready for any punishment.
after Team Anna members
launched a frontal attack on the
government, accusing it playing
'dirty tricks', Anna Hazare's key
associates Prashant Bhushan and
Arvind Kejriwal Saturday received
notices of breach of privilege
from parliament.
Another Anna associate and
former top cop Kiran Bedi and
actor Om Puri have already been
issued breach of privilege notices
by parliament.
'I have received notice from
parliament. I have not read it yet,
but my mother called to inform
me about it,' Kejriwal told IANS
Saturday.
Earlier Saturday, Bhushan was
also served notice for his remarks
against members of parliament.
'The notice was sent through
speed post at his residence in
Ghaziabad,' an India Against
Corruption activist said.
The members were addressing
media on the issue of IT notice
served on Kejriwal, asking him to
pay Rs.9 lakh for violating the
terms of his Indian Revenue
Service bond.
Reacting to the IT notice to
Kejriwal, Bhushan Saturday said
the absolute privilege enjoyed by
members of parliament needs to
be re-examined.
'If speaking the truth or
expressing our opinion in public
interest is treated to be a breach
of privilege by parliament or its
members, then I think the time
has come to re-examine as to
what constitutes parliamentary
privilege,' Bhushan told Times
Now channel.
'Whether this kind of privilege by
which MPs can issue breach of
privilege notices to persons who
are merely highlighting and
commenting upon what they are
saying... needs to be re-
examined,' he said.
Bhushan was served the notice
for alleging that members of
parliament take bribes to pass
laws. He has been asked to file a
reply by Sep 14.
Bedi also faces a privilege motion
for her remarks against
parliamentarians.
Addressing the Ramlila Maidan
gathering where Hazare sat on a
288-hour fast from Aug 16 for a
strong Lokpal bill, she had
accused politicians of wearing
'several masks' at the same time.
Om Puri also launched a blistering
attack on politicians from the
stage at Ramlila Maidan. He told
the thousands gathered that he
feels 'ashamed when an IAS or
IPS officer salutes a ganwar
(illiterate) who is a neta (political
leader).'
'Yeh anpadh hain, inka kya
background hai? Aadhe se zyaada
MP ganwaar hain,' Om Puri,
known for his character roles,
told the cheering crowd.
However, the 60-year-old actor
later apologised and said he was
ready to face any action by MPs.
'If they are still angry with me, I
will take whatever punishment
they give me.'
Bedi, however, refused to
apologise and maintains she is
ready for any punishment.
