Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct? 1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee. 2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha. 3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee — Correct. The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee was first constituted in 2000 as an ad hoc committee and was later made a permanent committee in 2015.

2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha — Incorrect. Complaints can also be made by non-members, but such complaints must be forwarded through a Lok Sabha member with supporting evidence.

3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice — Correct. The rules/procedure bar the Committee from taking up matters that are sub judice.

Hence, statements 1 and 3 only are correct.