Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct ?
- 1.Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee.
- 2.Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha.
- 3.This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee began as an ad hoc committee in 2000 and became a permanent committee in 2015. Statement 2 is wrong: any person can make a complaint against a member, through a Lok Sabha member; members can also complain directly. Statement 3 is correct: it does not take up matters that are sub-judice. So 1 and 3 only.
Watch for: Complaints by outsiders must be routed through a member, which makes Statement 2 look true.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because complaints are not limited to Lok Sabha members.
- B. Wrong because Statement 2 is false and Statement 1 is true.
- D. Wrong because Statement 2 is false.
Source to check: Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, Rule 233A (complaints to the Committee on Ethics; sub-judice bar in 233A(10)); Lok Sabha website, Committee on Ethics
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