The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a motion to end the suspension of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha following a recommendation by the privileges committee. The suspension from August 11 would be taken as “sufficient sentence” for the charges against Mr. Chadha, including not abiding by the House rules and the Chair’s orders and recommending members to a select committee without their consent.
Reading out his decision, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said the privileges panel, headed by Deputy Chairman Harivansh, had a deep and thoughtful consideration of the charges and found that Mr. Chadha was guilty of intentionally and deliberately presenting misleading facts to the media. The charges also include adding the names of members to a proposed Select Committee on the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill without their consent and misinterpreting proceedings of the Rajya Sabha resulting in an affront to the authority of the Chairman and engaging in “outrageous defiance” of the resolutions of the House and directives.
