Punjab Assembly Committee on Privileges
{{short description|Indian Legislative committee}}
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| title = Committee on Privileges
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| header = 16th Punjab Assembly
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| subheader = 16th Punjab Assembly
| label3 = Founded
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| label4 = State
| data4 = Punjab
| header5 = Leadership
| label6 = Chaiperson
| data6 = Kulwant Singh Pandori
| label7 = Chairperson party
| data7 = Aam Aadmi Party
| label8 = Appointer
| data8 = Punjab Assembly speaker
| header9 = Structure
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| label10 = Seats
| data10 = 12
| label11 = Political Parties
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{{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|INC (2)|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}|SAD (1)|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
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| label12 = Election criteria
| data12 = The members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.
| label13 = Tenure
| data13 = 1 Year
| header14 = Jurisdiction
| label15 = Purpose
| data15 = Legislative oversight of the Privileges
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| header18 = Rules & Procedure
| label20 = Applicable rules
| data20 = Article 208 of the Constitution of India
section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly
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Punjab Assembly Committee on Privileges of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one-year period from among the members of the Assembly.{{cite book |last1=Grover |first1=Verinder |title=Legislative Council in State Legislatures |date=1989 |publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |isbn=978-81-7100-193-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRqrO0Hx0Y0C&dq=%22Punjab%22+%2B+%22Committee+on+Privileges%22&pg=PA165 |access-date=12 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612133550/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Legislative_Council_in_State_Legislature/fRqrO0Hx0Y0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Punjab%22+%2B+%22Committee+on+Privileges%22&pg=PA165&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}
Functions
The functions of the committee are explained below.
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Each House of Legislature collectively, and its members individually, enjoy certain privileges i.e., certain rights and immunities without which the House and its members cannot discharge the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution. The object of these privileges is to safeguard the freedom, the authority and the dignity of the House, its Committees and Members. Where there is any question of an alleged breach of privilege, the matter is referred by the House to its Committee of Privileges for examination, investigation and report.
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Appointment
The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one-year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.{{cite web |title=Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, 4 March 2021 |url=https://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/punjab%20govt%20gaz.pdf |publisher=Government of Punjab |access-date=22 June 2022}}
Members
For the one-year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Privileges of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=28&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |access-date=2022-06-12 |archive-date=2021-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514045840/http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=28&Itemid=119 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Punjab speaker appoints heads of House committees |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-speaker-appoints-heads-of-house-committees-101653170285870.html |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522184912/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-speaker-appoints-heads-of-house-committees-101653170285870.html |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Committee on Privileges (2022–23) !Sr. No. !Name !Post ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
| align="center"
|1 | Kulwant Singh Pandori | Chairperson
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|2 | Amit Rattan Kotfatta | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|3 | Aruna Chaudhary | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|4 | Dr. Balbir Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|5 | Dr. Charanjit Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|6 | Fauja Singh Sarari | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|7 | Hardev Singh Laddi | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|8 | Kashmir Singh Sohal | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|9 | Naresh Kataria | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|10 | Narinder Kaur Bharaj | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|11 | Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi | Member
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}} |
| align="center"
|12 | Tarunpreet Singh Sond | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
Chairpersons
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Tenure !Terms !Name ! colspan="2" |Political party |
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| 2021-22 |1 |Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon{{cite news |title=Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 |url=https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/punjab-vidhan-sabha-speaker-nominates-various-committees-of-house-for-year-2021-22-136750 |access-date=15 June 2022 |work=punjabnewsexpress.com |date=28 April 2021}}{{cite news |title=Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 – TheFactNews |date=29 April 2021|url=https://thefactnews.in/punjab-vidhan-sabha-speaker-nominates-various-committees-of-house-for-year-2021-22/ |access-date=15 June 2022}} | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
| 2022-23 |1 | {{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
Previous members
For the one-year period before May 2022, the Committee on Privileges of 15th Punjab Assembly had following members:
=2021–22=
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!Sr. No. !Name !Post ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
| align="center"
|1 | Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon | Chairperson
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|2 | Amarinder Singh Raja Warring | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|3 | Baljinder Kaur | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|4 | Budh Ram | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|5 | Darshan Lal | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|6 | Dharambir Agnihotri | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|7 | Hardev Singh Laddi | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|8 | Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|9 | Kuldeep Singh Vaid (Bulara) | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|10 | Pargat Singh Powar | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|11 | Raminder Singh Awla | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|12 | Sukhwinder Kumar | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
=2020–21=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sr. No. !Name !Post ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
| align="center"
|1 | Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon | Chairperson
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|2 | Amarinder Singh Raja Warring | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|3 | Baljinder Kaur | Member
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
| align="center"
|4 | Budh Ram | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|5 | Darshan Lal | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|6 | Dharambir Agnihotri | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|7 | Fatehjang Singh Bajwa | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|8 | Kuldeep Singh Vaid (Bulara) | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|9 | Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|10 | Pargat Singh Powar | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|11 | Raminder Singh Awla | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|12 | Sukhwinder Kumar | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
=2019–20=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sr. No. !Name !Post ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
| align="center"
|1 | Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon | Chairperson
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|2 | Amarinder Singh Raja Warring | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|3 | Amarjit Singh Sandoa | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|4 | Avtar Singh Junior | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|5 | Darshan Lal | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|6 | Dharambir Agnihotri | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|7 | Fatehjang Singh Bajwa | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|8 | Jagdev Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|9 | Kuldeep Singh Vaid (Bulara) | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|10 | Pargat Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|11 | Pawan Kumar Tinu | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|12 | Sukhwinder Kumar | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
=2018–19=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sr. No. !Name !Post ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
| align="center"
|1 | Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon | Chairperson
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|2 | Amarinder Singh Raja Warring | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|3 | Avtar Singh Junior | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|4 | Dharambir Agnihotri | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|5 | Fatehjang Singh Bajwa | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|6 | Jagdev Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|7 | Kuldeep Singh Vaid (Bulara) | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|8 | Pargat Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|9 | Pawan Kumar Tinu | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|10 | Miss Rupinder Kaur Ruby | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|11 | Sukhwinder Kumar | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|12 | Tarsem Singh D.C. | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
=2017–18=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sr. No. !Name !Post ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
| align="center"
|1 | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | Chairperson
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|2 | Angad Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|3 | Baldev Singh | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|4 | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|5 | Nathu Ram | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|6 | Pargat Singh Powar | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|7 | Pawan Kumar Tinu | Member
|{{Party name with color| Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|8 | Pritam Singh Kotbhai | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|9 | Ramanjit Singh Sikki | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|10 | Miss Rupinder Kaur Ruby | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|11 | Sunder Sham Arora | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| align="center"
|12 | Tarsem Singh D.C. | Member
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
References
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{{Punjab Legislative Assembly|state=expanded}}