AAP MP’s suspension revoked, six new members take oath in Rajya Sabha

  • June 28, 2024
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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AAP MP’s suspension revoked, six new members take oath in Rajya Sabha

Sub: Polity

Sec: Parliament and legislation

Context:

  • Six newly-elected members of Parliament from Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on June 27.

More on news:

  • Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar also announced the revocation of suspension of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Sanjay Singh.
  • Rajya Sabha Committee on Privileges had presented the 77th and 78th Reports on the pending matters.
  • The committee while holding Sanjay Singh guilty of breach of privilege of the Council in all the cases, recommended that the member has already suffered sufficient punishment for the transgression.

Suspension of MP in Rajya Sabha:

  • Under Rule 255 (‘Withdrawal of member’) of the General Rules of Procedure of the Rajya Sabha, The Chairman may direct any member whose conduct is in his opinion grossly disorderly to withdraw immediately from the Council and any member so ordered to withdraw shall do so forthwith and shall absent himself during the remainder of the day’s meeting.

Procedure to be followed for suspension of Rajya Sabha MPs:

  • The Chairman may name a member who disregards the authority of the Chair or abuses the rules of the Council by persistently and wilfully obstructing business.
  • In such a situation, the House may adopt a motion suspending the Member from the service of the House for a period not exceeding the remainder of the session.
  • The House may, by another motion, terminate the suspension.
  • In 2001, the Lok Sabha rule was amended to give the Speaker one additional power.
  • A new rule, 374A, empowers the Speaker to automatically suspend an MP for a maximum of five days for disrupting the business of the House.

Revocation of suspension of MP  in Rajya Sabha:

  • The House by motion terminates the suspension.
  • Rules 202 and 266 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha).

Revocation of suspension of MP in Lok Sabha:

  • The Speaker has the authority to suspend a Member, but the power to lift this suspension is not within her jurisdiction.
  • The House,(if it wishes) decides through a motion to revoke the suspension.
AAP MP’s suspension revoked Polity