New Delhi, April 30
Amid growing instances of misconduct by Parliamentarians, a Lok Sabha committee has recommended a broad framework of code of conduct for members but has ruled against codification of parliamentary privileges.

With the issue of conflict of interest gaining prominence in the post-liberalisation era, the committee has held that provisions relating to register of members interest and guideline to members for resolution of conflict of interest should find a place in the code.

The Lok Sabha Committee of Privileges and the committee to inquire misconduct of members of the House, headed by senior Congress member V. Kishore Chandra Deo, went into these issues and presented their reports to the House today. As regards codification of privileges, the committee recommended against such codification.

“As a matter of fact awareness needs to be created with regard to the true import of the term parliamentary privileges and the ground realities that exist”.

Independent member Sebastian Paul, however, gave a dissenting note to the report on the issue of codification and has favoured codification of parliamentary privileges.

The reports have come at a time when the current Lok Sabha has witnessed expulsion of as many as 10 members in the wake of the cash-for-query scam and has also been rocked by the MPLADS scam.

Chennai: V. Jayaraman, an AIADMK member, was evicted for his unruly behaviour from the Tamil Nadu Assembly today while his colleagues walked out of the House, protesting the eviction. — PTI