In conncetion to Aam Admi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha's suspension, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the suspended AAP MP to tender an unconditional apology to Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar on the select committee issue.
What all did the Supreme Court say?
A bench presided by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud which also included justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to apprise it of the developments in the matter after the Diwali vacation.
According to the CJI, Chadha will have to meet the Rajya Sabha chairperson to tender an unconditional apology on the issue.
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The vice president, in turn, may take a sympathetic view of the entire matter and take further steps in this regard.
Suspension of Raghav Chadha
Since August 11, Raghav Chadha has been under suspension since some MPs, mostly from ruling BJP, accused him of adding their names to a motion without their consent. The motion sought constitution of a select committee to examine the contentious Delhi Services Bill.
It was alleged that the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab had moved a motion to refer the Delhi Services Bill to the select committee.
He had allegedly named some lawmakers as members of the proposed committee and it was claimed that some of the MPs had not given their consent for it.
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Taking note of the complaint, the chairman suspended Chadha, pending an inquiry by the Committee of Privileges.
