BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad to head Lok Sabha’s Privileges Committee

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) reconstituted the Committee of Privileges. The panel, tasked with examining issues related to breaches of parliamentary privilege and recommending appropriate action, will be chaired by BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The other nominated members are Brijmohan Agrawal (BJP), Tariq Anwar (Congress), Manickam Tagore (Congress), T.R. Baalu (DMK), Kalyan Banerjee (Trinamool Congress), Shrirang Barne (Shiv Sena), Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (BJP), Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP), Jagdambika Pal (BJP), Trivendra Singh Rawat (BJP), Arvind Ganpat Sawant (Shiv Sena–UBT), Jagadish Shettar (BJP), Manish Tewari (Congress), and Dharmendra Yadav (Samajwadi Party).

The panel examines cases referred by the Speaker and submits reports on matters where breaches of privilege are alleged.