Centre's nod must for MPs for accepting foreign hospitality during private visits abroad: Rajya Sabha notification
guidelines while accepting foreign hospitality during private visits abroad and obtain prior permission of the central government, according to fresh orders issued Thursday. The series of notifications were issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
One of them requires MPs to follow the norms including the Code of Ethics, which mandates them not to take gifts that may interfere with honest and impartial discharge of their official duties.
These guidelines come at a time when the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha has recommended expulsion of TMC member Mohua Moitra in the bribe-for-query row.
Moitra has been accused of accepting «illegal gratifications» from Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani to raise questions in Parliament.
The norms said all invitations from any foreign source, namely, government of any country or any foreign entity are expected to be routed through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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- In case such an invitation is received directly, MPs are required to bring it to the notice of the MEA and necessary political clearance of that ministry should also be obtained for the purpose.
«Members of Parliament are required to obtain prior permission of the Central Government for accepting any foreign hospitality during their private visits abroad or visits abroad in their personal capacity, a new notification under Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010,» another notification
