With some high-profile MPs like Arun Jaitley, Sitaram Yechury, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Ravishankar Prasad — some of whom are well-known Supreme Court Lawyers — part of the Privileges Committee, which is headed by Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha K Rahman Khan, the expectation is that the issue will generate serious thought and debate.

However, Constitutional experts feel that although Ansari’s move is well-intended, they are not sure if it will effect any change.

Given that MPs were still to codify their privileges after so many decades, it was unlikely for them to find a way to discipline the current situation. Some experts argue that nothing technically stops the Chair from taking disciplinary action, yet not much happens in terms of handing out punishment.