Punjab Assembly Committee on Questions & References

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Committee on Questions & References
Committee of the House
16th Punjab Assembly
StatePunjab
Leadership
ChaipersonBaljinder Kaur
Chairperson partyAam Aadmi Party
AppointerPunjab Assembly speaker
Structure
File:India Punjab Assembly House Committee 2022.svg
Seats9
Political Parties  AAP (8)
  INC (1)
Election criteriaThe members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.
Tenure1 Year
Jurisdiction
PurposeLegislative oversight of the questions, replies and debates in the Assembly
Rules & Procedure
Applicable rulesArticle 208 of the Constitution of India
section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly

Punjab Assembly Committee on Questions & References of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. This Committee consists of nine members.[1][2]

Appointment[edit]

The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[3]

Members[edit]

For the one year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Questions & References of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[1][4]

Committee on Questions & References (2022–23)
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1 Baljinder Kaur Chairperson AAP
2 Ashok Parashar (Pappi) Member AAP
3 Daljit Singh Grewal (Bhola) Member AAP
4 Inderbir Singh Nijjar Member AAP
5 Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar Member AAP
6 Naresh Kataria Member AAP
7 Narinder Pal Singh Sawna Member AAP
8 Rajneesh Kumar Dahiya Member AAP
9 Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa Member INC

Chairpersons[edit]

Tenure Terms Name Political party
2014-15 1 Manoranjan Kalia[5] Bharatiya Janata Party
2016-17 1 Manpreet Singh Ayali[6] Shiromani Akali Dal
2021-22 1 Parminder Singh Pinki[7][8] Indian National Congress
2022-23 1 Baljinder Kaur[4] Aam Aadmi Party

Previous members[edit]

2021-2022[edit]

Committee on Questions & References (2021–22)[9]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Parminder Singh Pinki Chairperson INC
2. Rupinder Kaur Ruby Member INC
3. Shri Darshan Singh Brar Member INC
4. Sardar Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
5. Sardar Dilraj Singh Member INC
6. Sardar Kulbir Singh Zira Member INC
7. Sardar Jagdev Singh Member INC
8. Sardar Davinder Singh Ghubaya Member INC
9. Sardar Pritam Singh Kotbhai Member INC

2019-2020[edit]

Committee on Questions & References (2019–20)[10]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Inderbir Singh Bolaria Chairperson INC
2. Shri Angad Singh Member INC
3. Shri Baldev Singh Khaira Member INC
4. Shri Budh Ram Member INC
5. Sardar Hardev Singh Laadi Member INC
6. Shri Madan Lal Jalalpur Member INC
7. Sardar Manjit Singh Member INC
8. Sardar Rajinder Singh Member INC
9. Sardar Sukhpal Singh Bhullar Member INC

2018-2019[edit]

Committee on Questions & References (2018–19)[11]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Sardar Inderbir Singh Bolaria Chairperson INC
2. Sardar Amarjit Singh Sandoa Member INC
3. Sardar Baldev Singh Member INC
4. Sardar Parminder Singh Dhindsa Member INC
5. Shri Rajnish Kumar Babbi Member INC
6. Sardar Sangat Singh Gilzian Member INC
7. Shri. Sunil Dutti Member INC
8. Sardar Surjit Singh Dhiman Member INC
9. Sardar Hardev Singh Laadi Member INC

2017-2018[edit]

Committee on Questions & References (2017–18)[12]
Sr. No. Name Post Party
1. Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi Chairperson INC
2. Sardar Amarjit Singh Sandoa Member INC
3. Sardar Gurkirat Singh Kotli Member INC
4. Sardar Navtej Singh Cheema Member INC
5. Sardar Parminder Singh Pinki Member INC
6. Shri. Pawan Kumar Tinu Member INC
7. Sardar Sukhpal Singh Bhullar Member INC
8. Smt Sarvjit Kaur Manuke Member INC
9. Shri. Vijay Inder Singla Member INC

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  2. ^ Grover, Verinder (1989). Legislative Council in State Legislatures. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-81-7100-193-4. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, 4 March 2021" (PDF). Government of Punjab. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Punjab speaker appoints heads of House committees". Hindustan Times. 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Atwal nominates MLAs to panels". The Indian Express. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Speaker notifies 13 committees". Tribuneindia News Service. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22". punjabnewsexpress.com. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 – TheFactNews". 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  9. ^ "vidhanSabha". 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. ^ "vidhanSabha". 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ^ "vidhanSabha". 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  12. ^ "vidhanSabha". 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2022.