Kohima, Nov 10 (PTI) BJP leader Aparajita Sarangi is likely to chair the Joint Committee of Parliament to examine bills to remove the prime minister, chief ministers and Union/state cabinet ministers, if they are arrested or detained for 30 days straight on serious charges.

With key opposition parties announcing a boycott of the committee, the panel is likely to be packed with parliamentarians from the ruling NDA alliance.

From outside the alliance, NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule, Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and nominated member Sudha Murthy are expected to be part of the 31-member Committee. Show Full Article

Earlier, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he has been striving to ensure all parties are represented in the proposed panel.

Addressing a press

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