Team Anna rallies behind Kiran Bedi on privilege issue

“She will respond to the notice as and when the notice is received. The notice has not been received so far. It does not constitute breach of privilege of Parliament. You may like it or not,that’s a different thing but it does not constitute breach of privilege of Parliament,” he said.

Prashant Bhushan,lawyer and another Team Anna member,said the move to serve a notice to Bedi was “unfortunate as she had not said anything which could be termed as breach of privilege.”

He said there was a talk that he and another member Arvind Kejriwal would also get privilege notices.

He said,“We too have not said any such thing. And if this is done,it is clear…people will think that perhaps MPs are thinking that our fight is against MPs as we talk about their corruption. People will think it is a way for MPs to seek revenge.”

Bedi,a former IPS officer,had said she was not going to apologise and was prepared for any punishment.

“Sorry no apology for being demonstratively a voice of public anguish. Prepared for any punishment,” she said.

In contrast to Bedi’s stand,actor Om Puri,who is also facing breach of privilege notice,apologised for using derogatory remarks to deride the political class.