What are the powers, privileges, and immunities of Parliament and its members?
Article 105 of the Indian Constitution outlines the powers, privileges, and immunities of Parliament and its members. Subject to the Constitution's provisions and the rules and standing orders regulating Parliament's procedure, there is freedom of speech in Parliament. No member of Parliament is liable to any proceedings in any court regarding anything said or any vote given by them in Parliament or any committee thereof. No person is liable for the publication of any report, paper, votes, or proceedings authorized by either House of Parliament. The powers, privileges, and immunities of each House of Parliament, and of the members and committees of each House, are defined by Parliament through law, and until defined, they remain as they were before the coming into force of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978. The provisions of Article 105 also apply to persons who have the right to speak in and participate in the proceedings of a House of Parliament or any committee thereof.