Overview
- Privileges Committee chair Prasad Lad told reporters Kamra had expressed inability to attend the February 5 hearing and was offered February 17 to depose.
- Kamra publicly denied seeking any adjournment, saying he flew to Mumbai, received a call around 6 pm that the hearing was deferred, and later got a letter stating the postponement was not at his request.
- He says the summons was dated January 23 but served January 29, and that he emailed on January 30 confirming attendance with his lawyer while requesting the framed issues and the January 22 meeting minutes, which he has not received.
- He raised confidentiality concerns, noting committee communications label the process confidential even as notices appeared in the media and the chair made public comments.
- The proceedings stem from a March performance alluding to Deputy CM Eknath Shinde as a traitor, after which Shiv Sena workers vandalised a Mumbai venue and police filed a defamation and public mischief case; a notice was moved by BJP MLC Pravin Darekar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare has also been summoned.