Speaker calls for Parliamentarians' opinion against tainted members

Kolkata, May 1 (UNI) Observing that he was depending on the ''goodness'' of the members, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today called for mobilisation of Parliamentarians' opinions against tainted members.

''I will depend on the goodness of the members of the Lok Sabha.

Everybody who does not like it should express views in a proper manner which may have influence on others,'' he told reporters in reply to a query on tackling the problem of corruption among Parliament members.

Altogether four MPs had already been served a notice by the police in connection with the recent human trafficking scandal, in which Babubhai Katara, a BJP MP from Dahod is the main accused.

In view of serious charges against the MPs, the Speaker had called for an all-party meet to discuss the role of MPs in human trafficking.

Police teams have been sent to Gujarat, Hyderabad and Punjab and a manhunt has been launched for three travel agents - Rashid, Joginder and Santu. Katara was arrested at the international airport in New Delhi on April 18 when he tried to take one Paramjeet Kaur and a boy to Toronto allegedly using his wife and son's diplomatic passports.

UNI