Mann apologises for video filming as speaker summons him

New Delhi: Amid an uproar, AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on Friday gave an unconditional apology over his video filming of the Parliament security as he was summoned by Lok Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who will consult political parties for ‘appropriate action’ into the ‘too serious’ matter.
Mann was pulled up (rpt) up by the Speaker when he appeared before her at 11.10 am, sources in her office said.
As the issue rocked both Houses of Parliament with MPs demanding strong action against him, the Lok Sabha member from Sangrur said he had made the “mistake inadvertently’ and that he had no intention of compromising the security of Parliament.
In his apology letter submitted to the Speaker, Mann said when he was coming to the House to attend Zero Hour, he had made the video by mistake as ‘I did not know that it is against the rules’.
Contending that he had no intention of compromising the security of Parliament, he said, ‘I apologise unconditionally. I will not repeat it in future.’ The Speaker, however, was not impressed by his apology, saying it was a matter ‘too serious’ considering that Parliament has been attacked by terrorists once. (PTI)