Parliamentary privileges are fundamental for lawmakers to discharge their duties without undue influence. However, ensuring the responsible exercise of these privileges is crucial for fostering public trust and ensuring the accountability of public institutions. Analyse.

Parliamentary privileges offer to take special privileges offered to Parliamentarians to be able to formulate policies and conduct discussions without pressure and undue freedom of speech (Art 105). Discharge duties without influence Privileges Duty | Freedom of speech → Discuss, debate, dissent | No judicial duty on summer during session | Freedom of publishing | to special secret sitting | Ensures decorum of parliament | Share information to press for masses | Promote necessary safety policies (eg Agriculture Farmers)

Discharge duties without influence Privileges Duty | Freedom of speech → Discuss, debate, dissent (Art 105) | No judicial duty on summer during session | Freedom of publishing | to special secret sitting | Ensures decorum of parliament | Share information to press for masses | Promote necessary safety policies (eg Agriculture) | Ways to address challenges faced | Active Role of Parliamentary Privileges Committee (Justice Verma Committee) | Judicial Review of any breach of privilege: individual on collective | Code of ethics (Ind Apec) | Checks and balances through a non-partisan, impartial Speaker | Privileges enable quality law Making and ensure 'substantive democracy', but cannot be absolute, but qualified

— MUDITA BANSAL · AIR 44