Opinion AAP’s Bhagwant Mann is in trouble, and rightly so
Will the 'righteous' politician Arvind Kejriwal pull up his MP, months ahead of Punjab polls?
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AAP MP Bhagwant Mann at Parliament House in New Delhi. Express Photo/Prem Nath Pandey
Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, shot a Facebook Live of himself, driving into Parliament complex, and exposing what is, perhaps, the most secured government complex in the country, to a potential attack.
The MP from Sangrur, Punjab, who is also a comedian, should have well known that India’s security is not an issue he can toy with to boost his presence on social media.
His defence, too, seems immature, shifting the blame onto his constituents:
“My people accuse me of not raising their issues in the house. When I told them that questions to be taken up are decided by a draw of lots and only 20 MPs can get their questions in, they did not believe me.” He went a step further claiming he will do it again, if need be.
While his constituents may well be upset that he’s not raising issues in Parliament, there’s enough information made public by Parliament to explain parliamentary procedures. Furthermore, he could have invited a representation of his constituents to visit Parliament and watch proceedings from the visitor’s gallery.
On taking oath, an MP is also handed a rule book, which contains everything – right from how a seat in the House is allocated to when he is allowed to speak.
Mann, however, thought it wise to shoot an entire sequence – real time – of how he enters Parliament, how many security personnel are present at each check post and where all barricades are present, shifting his camera to frame security personnel every time they were present.
Given that Parliament has already faced an attack in December 2001, where eight security personnel and a gardener lost their lives, it is unbecoming of an MP to misuse his privileges.
Lok Sabha on Friday saw an uproar by the treasury benches as well as certain Opposition parties demanding a privilege motion against Mann. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has taken a serious view of Mann’s conduct and is likely to take action.
Will the ‘righteous’ politician and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal pull up his MP, months ahead of Punjab polls? We’ll have to wait and watch.
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