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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The article in question is by Samir Kelekar and is here [http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181084.html] There has been much debate in India over the issue of 'breach of priviledges' (wherein legislators in India have undefined priviledges, which date back to a time when parliamentary democracy was in its infancy, and the threat of the King, yes, the British king, misusing his powers lead to this). Journalists and the media have raised this issue many times too. Basically Samir is repeating what is already part of the public record. While I personally feel that Kargil was an unnecessary and wasted war, wasting crucial development rupees on both side of the Indo-Pak divide, I don't see what's so wrong in discussing issues of corruption! FN QUOTE Parliamentary privilege (also absolute privilege) is a legal immunity enjoyed by members of certain legislatures, in which legislators are granted protection of civil or criminal liability for actions done or statements made related to one's duties as a legislature. It is common in countries whose constitutions are based on the Westminster system. A similar mechanism is known as parliamentary immunity.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_privilege The principal parliamentary privilege in the UK Parliament is that of freedom of speech in its proceeding, given statutory expression in article nine of the 1689 Bill of Rights. This marked the parliamentary victory over the royal executive in the struggle that had lasted for most of the seventeenth century and ended with the flight of James II and Parliament's choice of William II to succeed him. http://www.answers.com/topic/parliamentary-privilege 2009/8/4 Eddie Fernandes <[email protected]>: > 4 Aug: UNI. Excerpts: Goa Assembly Speaker Pratapsingh Rane today cautioned > the media against misquoting the proceedings of the House. He was giving out > the ruling when ruling party legislators Agnelo Fernandes and Dayanand > Narvekar pointed out a report in a local daily ''Herald'' casting aspersions > on the conduct of the legislators and misquoting them. He said he had powers > to call the impugned journalist and award even a term of imprisonment if he > did not offer ''apology''. 198 words. See > http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-85872.html
