Rajya Sabha Privileges panel to examine contempt of House complaint against Mamata Thakur, Mausam Noor

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The Rajya Sabha's privileges committee volition analyse a ailment against the TMC's Mamata Thakur and erstwhile MP Mausam Noor for alleged breach of privilege and contempt of the House during the statement connected the VB- G RAM Bill, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said connected Friday (January 16, 2026). According to a bulletin of the Secretariat, a ailment against the 2 was submitted by the BJP's Laxmikant Bajpai.

The MP alleged that the 2 made "unparliamentary utterances, created obstructions successful the creaseless functioning of the House, entered into the Well and reached the Table, thereby obstructing officers assisting the House during the statement connected the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 connected December 18 and 19".

"On information of facts, the Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, has referred the substance nether Rule 203 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business successful the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), to the Committee of Privileges for examination, probe and report," the bulletin stated.

Ms. Noor resigned from the Rajya Sabha connected January 5, aft she discontinue the Trinamool Congress to articulation the Congress.

The VB- G RAM G bill, replacing the UPA-era agrarian employment instrumentality MGNREGA, was passed successful the Rajya Sabha connected December 19 amid vociferous protestation by absorption MPs. TMC MPs had staged an overnight sit-in successful the Parliament analyzable against the transition of the Bill.

Published - January 16, 2026 02:16 p.m. IST

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