Prashant Bhushan receives breach of privilege notice

New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said on
Saturday he has received a breach of privilege notice for his
remarks against Parliamentarians, the second Team Anna member
to get such a notice.
Bhushan said he has been accused of using derogatory
words against MPs and has been asked to file a reply.
Terming the notice as "totally unjustified", he told PTI
that "speaking the truth in public interest does not amount to
breach of privilege".
"If speaking truth in public interest amounts to breach
of privilege, then time has come for the country to review the
whole notion of Parliamentary privileges," he said.
On Friday, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi had received
breach of privilege notice for her remarks against
Parliamentarians.
"Received Breach of Privilege. Shall respond
appropriately recording the distrust 'we the people' were
suffering," Bedi had tweeted.
Bedi had said that she will not "apologise" for her
remarks against politicians, but intends to show a "bigger
mirror" to the House on the conduct of lawmakers.
"If I get a notice, I would say I am sorry I will not be
able to say sorry. If I get an opportunity I will go before
the Committee and will show a bigger mirror to Parliament,"
she had said.
She said whatever she had said was in reference to a
situation, where it was needed to be said. "The truth has to
be said. I didn't have any other option as we didn't know
whether we would have a resolution," she said.
The privilege notice against Bedi came as she accused
politicians of wearing "several masks" at the same time,
drawing the ire of MPs from both Houses.