New Delhi:
Parliament may not be functioning and its members may not be working, but just before the House adjourned, the Privileges Committee managed to table its recommendations. And they all go towards increasing the status of the Members of Parliament.
The panel recommends that the government issues fresh notifications on:
In fact, the panels want civil services training to incorporate these points.
"It is not about increasing the importance of MPs," PC Chako, head of the Privileges Committee in Parliament, said.
If MPs are placed at number 17 of the Warrant of Precedence, they will be on par with Chief Justices of High Courts and Chairpersons of CAT, Minorities Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and National Commission of Scheduled Tribes, besides Puisne Judges of High Courts.
At number 17, the MPs will be placed above Cabinet ministers of state governments who are placed at number 18.
(With PTI inputs)
The panel recommends that the government issues fresh notifications on:
- Red light beacons should be allowed across the country on the MPs' cars.
- MPs' importance in the government list of VIPs should go from number 21 to no 17.
- The government issues circulars that teach bureaucrats to give 'courtesy' and 'protocol' to MPs.
In fact, the panels want civil services training to incorporate these points.
"It is not about increasing the importance of MPs," PC Chako, head of the Privileges Committee in Parliament, said.
If MPs are placed at number 17 of the Warrant of Precedence, they will be on par with Chief Justices of High Courts and Chairpersons of CAT, Minorities Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and National Commission of Scheduled Tribes, besides Puisne Judges of High Courts.
At number 17, the MPs will be placed above Cabinet ministers of state governments who are placed at number 18.
(With PTI inputs)
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