Chairman of Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha

Question-Who is nominated as the chairman of the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha?
(a)L K Advani.
(b)Arun jaitely
(b)Ramesh Pokhriyal
(c)Chandrakant Khaire
Answer- (a)
Related facts-

  • Senior BJP leader L K Advani has been renamed as the chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
  • Work of this committee is to examine complaints related to any unethical conduct by members of the Lower House and also initiate suo- motu investigation into matters related to unethical conduct of a member and make recommendations.

Other nominations-

  • Former Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” of the BJP was renamed the chairman of the Lok Sabha Committee on Government Assurances.
  • Chandrakant Khaire of the Shiv Sena was reappointed as the chairman of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table.
  • BJP’s Dilip kumar Mansukhlal Gandhi has been given another term as the chairman of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.
  • P Karunakaran of the CPI (M) will continue serving as the chairman of the Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House.

References-

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/advani-renominated-as-chairman-of-lok-sabha-ethics-panel-5353455/