Panel lets off Bhagwant Mann with light rap over video row
Some had suggested that he be suspended for a day, some others said the suspension should be for a week.
New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel on Wednesday let off AAP MP Bhagwant Mann with a light rap by recommending a day’s token suspension from the Lok Sabha after holding him guilty of making a controversial video of the Parliament House complex.
The nine-member committee adopted a fresh draft report on Wednesday morning after differences had erupted on Tuesday on the “gradation of suspension” for Mann. While some had suggested that he be suspended for a day, some others said the suspension should be for a week.
Others were of the view that he be let off without any penalty. In a report adopted on Wednesday and submitted to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, the committee recommended a day’s suspension and said the period since July he has not attended the House on the directions of the Speaker be also included in the punishment.
If the recommendation is accepted, the Mann can attend the remaining period of the winter session which ends on December 16 without further missing a single day.
There was unanimity on security aspects recommended by the panel. Mann was found guilty of filming "critical" areas of Parliament House building.