Which of the following descriptions with regard to Parliamentary Privilege for Members of the Parliament of India is/are correct? 1. The Speaker is empowered to refer suo moto any question of privilege for investigation. 2. A question of privilege is accorded priority over other items in the List of Business. 3. The privilege extends to freedom from preventive arrest or detention. Select the answer using the code given below:

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, while Statement 3 is incorrect. The Speaker of Lok Sabha (or Chairman of Rajya Sabha) is empowered to refer suo moto any question of privilege to the Committee of Privileges for investigation (Statement 1 correct). Questions of privilege are given priority over other items in the List of Business in Parliament (Statement 2 correct). However, parliamentary privilege of freedom from arrest applies only to civil cases (not criminal cases) and does not extend to preventive detention or arrest under preventive detention laws (Statement 3 incorrect). Therefore, only 1 and 2 are correct.