EXPUNCTION POWERS IN
PARLIAMENT - POLITY
News:
The House Rules governing the expunction
powers of Rajya Sabha Chairman, Lok Sabha Speaker
What's in the news?
● Recently, the first special session of the 18th Lok Sabha witnessed heated discussions, with the Opposition clashing with the government over a range of issues while debating the Motion of Thanks to the President’s joint address, ultimately concluding with a war of words over the expunction of the remarks of the leaders of Opposition in both Houses.
Expunction:
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Expunged remarks in
Parliament refer to the words deemed
defamatory, indecent, or unparliamentary by the presiding officer and are
deleted from the official record.
Who has the Power to
deal with Expunction?
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Under
Rule 261 in Rajya Sabha and Rules 380 and 381 in Lok Sabha,
the Chairman or Speaker can order expunction if words are deemed defamatory,
indecent, unparliamentary, or undignified.
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If objectionable words
are used, the Chair may request their withdrawal; if not complied with, the
words are expunged immediately.