"MPs staff, third parties on Parliamentarians behalf cannot access Digital Sansad website": LS issues advisory ahead of Parliament's winter session
Nov 23, 2023
New Delhi [India], November 23 : With the winter session of the Parliament set to begin in the first week of December, the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday issued an advisory to House members stating that the Digital Sansad website will remain accessible only to the parliamentarians and not to their staff or any third party, according to sources.
Sources said that only MPs will be able to submit questions or give notices using their own individual login details, which will be valid with One Time Password (OTP) only.
This comes after TMC MP Moitra who is facing the heat of the "cash-for-query" allegations against her was recommended for expulsion from the Lower House by the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee has recently recommended her expulsion from the Lower House.
Lok Sabha Ethics Committee which is investigating the cash-for-query allegations has adopted the report against Moitra with a 6:4 majority recommending the expulsion of the TMC member.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had earlier approached Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Moitra, accusing her of asking questions in Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts.
The Ethics Committee had sought details reports from Information Technology (IT) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding IP address and location.
The committee had also sought MHA's input on the dangers of sharing login credentials, emphasizing the legal consequences under Section IT ACT 2000.
The winter session of Parliament will be from December 4 to 22.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed that both houses will have 15 sittings spread over 19 days.
The session will be held a day after the declaration of the results of assembly polls in five states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.
The outcome of the polls is expected to have resonance in the session.
The bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act may be taken up for consideration during the session. While the government will seek to push its legislative agenda, opposition parties are likely to press for discussion on issues of concern for them.
