Bhagwant Mann may have to sit out the rest of the winter session.
New Delhi:
Bhagwant Mann, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker who live-streamed his entry into parliament in July and was accused of compromising the most protected complex in India, may have to sit out the rest of the winter session.
A panel of parliamentarians has recommended that Mr Mann be suspended for the entire session saying he failed to give an unconditional apology.
Mr Mann, 43, has not attended parliament since July. He was first asked to stay away from the Lok Sabha while the panel examined the allegation against him.
In its report, the committee found the stand-up comedian and AAP lawmaker's conduct "highly objectionable" and said that he appeared to be "bereft of basic knowledge, etiquettes and responsibilities of the office he holds".
Today, the group rejected Mr Mann's apology saying his statements were contradictory and he had denied the charge that he had breached parliament's security rules.
The winter session will end next Friday.
On July 21, Mr Mann filmed his arrival in parliament, providing a running commentary as his car crosses various layers of security, and uploaded it on social media.
He later explained to furious MPs in the Lok Sabha that he wanted to show people in his constituency how parliament works and how questions to be raised by parliamentarians are chosen.
In one of his statements before the MPs' panel, he also demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suspension from the Lok Sabha for "compromising national security" by allowing Pakistan's spy agency ISI inside the Pathankot airbase after the terror attack in January.
A panel of parliamentarians has recommended that Mr Mann be suspended for the entire session saying he failed to give an unconditional apology.
Mr Mann, 43, has not attended parliament since July. He was first asked to stay away from the Lok Sabha while the panel examined the allegation against him.
In its report, the committee found the stand-up comedian and AAP lawmaker's conduct "highly objectionable" and said that he appeared to be "bereft of basic knowledge, etiquettes and responsibilities of the office he holds".
Today, the group rejected Mr Mann's apology saying his statements were contradictory and he had denied the charge that he had breached parliament's security rules.
The winter session will end next Friday.
On July 21, Mr Mann filmed his arrival in parliament, providing a running commentary as his car crosses various layers of security, and uploaded it on social media.
He later explained to furious MPs in the Lok Sabha that he wanted to show people in his constituency how parliament works and how questions to be raised by parliamentarians are chosen.
In one of his statements before the MPs' panel, he also demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suspension from the Lok Sabha for "compromising national security" by allowing Pakistan's spy agency ISI inside the Pathankot airbase after the terror attack in January.
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