Suspension from Lok Sabha: Senior Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury to record statement before privileges committee today

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a prominent member of the Congress and a member of the Lok Sabha, will appear before the Parliament’s Privileges Committee on Wednesday in relation to his suspension from the Lower House. At 12.30 pm, the Congress leader will make a recorded statement to the parliamentary panel.

Pralhad Joshi, the minister in charge of Union Parliamentary Affairs, had submitted a motion calling for Chowdhury’s dismissal due to disruptive behavior. Earlier this month, during the Monsoon Session, he was accused of engaging in disruptive behavior while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of the Union cabinet were addressing the House.

“Oral evidence of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, MP in connection with motion/resolution adopted by the House on 10 August 2023 leading to his suspension from the service of the House and referring the matter to the Committee of Privileges for further investigation and report to the House,” read the agenda of the Privileges Committee.
The resolution to suspend Chowdhury from the Lower House was passed by a voice vote.
The parliamentary panel will examine Chiwdhuury’s statement in connection with his suspension and submit a report to the House through the chairman of the committee.
Sunil Singh, a BJP MP from Jharkhand, is the chairman of the Privileges Committee.
“The committee does not believe in taking maximum days in any case of suspension of MPs in the said matter. It will conduct the inquiry in a time-bound manner and submit the report at the earliest.”