The 'Immunity' of Parliament Members

<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Can you use pepper spray on your colleague and get away with it? No. But apparently, a Member of Parliament can…and did! This season is about work and this episode of The Longest Constitution Podcast looks at the Members of Parliament (MPs), how much they work, and how much Parliament members get paid for that. Plus, we look at how women’s labor is either invisible or regulated. We discuss the tensions over commercial surrogacy in India and what’s the problem with the glorification of motherhood. From pregnancy as a ground to deny promotion to MP's salaries, from FIRs to parliamentary immunities - this episode packs in a lot!</p><p><strong>Reading material:</strong> </p><p>Rajagopal case: </p><p><u><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/andhra-mps-bring-pepper-spray-knife-to-parliament-disrupt-house-over-telangana-issue/articleshow/30359880.cms?from=mdr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/andhra-mps-bring-pepper-spray-knife-to-parliament-disrupt-house-over-telangana-issue/articleshow/30359880.cms?from=mdr</a></u></p><p><u><a href="https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/the-delhi-high-court-on-pregnancy-and-sex-discrimination/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/the-delhi-high-court-on-pregnancy-and-sex-discrimination/</a></u></p><p>Pregnancy as a ground for non-promotion: <u><a href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/170287517/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://indiankanoon.org/doc/170287517/</a></u></p><p><u><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national//article60376346.ece" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.thehindu.com/news/national//article60376346.ece</a></u></p><p><a href="https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-salary-allowances-and-pension-of-members-of-parliament-amendment-ordinance-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-salary-allowances-and-pens