What happened (Lok Sabha privilege motion notice)
Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal submitted a notice to move a privilege motion in the Lok Sabha. The privilege motion notice targets Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
The disputed statement is Union Minister Jitendra Singh’s claim in the Lok Sabha that “no firing took place” during student protests in Delhi.
Background and earlier position
A privilege motion in the Lok Sabha is used when an MP alleges a breach of parliamentary privilege, meaning an allegation that conduct or statements in relation to parliamentary proceedings harmed the House’s authority or propriety. In this case, the notice links the privilege allegation to Union Minister Jitendra Singh’s statement made in the Lok Sabha.
What changed now
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