Mann gets time till July 28 to respond to panel probing videography
July 25, 2016  21:53
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A committee set up to probe the videography controversy of Bhagwant Mann on Monday gave the Aam Aadmi Party member of Parliament time till July 28 to respond to the charge that his action had compromised security of the Parliament House complex even as it decided to seek the views of experts on the issue.

Earlier, he was asked to submit his explanation to the committee by Tuesday morning.

Since Mann had sought three more days, we have now asked him to respond by July 28. We have to hear his side before arriving at a conclusion, said a member.

In its first meeting on Monday, the nine-member panel headed by Bharatiya Janata Partys Kirit Somaiya, decided to seek the views of commissioner of police or his representative and joint secretary (security) of the complex.

The committee would ask them to explain the security aspects of the complex and areas surrounding the building.

The committee, which has decided to meet every day, will also hear others associated with the incident. These could include other Members of Parliament and security staff who could have seen Mann videographing the complex.

In the nearly 12-minute video, apparently shot on July 21, Mann gives a running commentary as his vehicle crosses security barricades and enters Parliament. Ill today show you something you would not have seen earlier, he says.

Mann then enters a room where questions to be taken up inside Parliament are being sorted and describes the process.

Acting tough, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday said Manns videography of the complex had put its security in peril and asked him not to attend the House till a decision is taken on the matter.

AAPs arch rival in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal, has no member on the panel investigating the issue.

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