Compare and contrast the powers and working of the Ethics Committee and the Privileges Committee in addressing cases of 'unethical' conduct and breach of privileges. How do these Committees complement each other in maintaining parliamentary discipline?

Ethics and Privileges committee are the parliamentary committees working towards ensuring the ethical conduct and ensuring privileges of the members respectively.

Powers and working of these committees:

Ethics Committee:

Any acts that are considered unparliamentary or unbecoming of the member of the house are dealt by ethics committee.

Any member of parliament or any citizen via member can complain to ethics committee takes up the matter. Parliament decides in the case. If Parliament decides in the case, Parliament decides in the case.

Privileges Committee:

The two committees are complimentary in nature: less serious cases are taken up by the ethics committee whereas more serious cases are taken by privileges committee.

Privileges Committee:

The two committees are complimentary in nature: less serious cases are taken up by the ethics committee whereas more serious cases are taken by privileges committee.