Bengaluru, Sept. 14 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said that no political party has formally conveyed to him about their decision to boycott the upcoming Joint Committee of Parliament on the three bills that bar any minister, chief minister or prime minister from holding the position after getting arrested.

Birla's response comes weeks after Trinamool, Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena (UBT) have announced that they won't join the JPC as they refused to be a part of the panel that will approve an objectionable legislation.

At a press conference here on Saturday, Birla said, "On the issue of JPC, no political party has communicated to me in writing on this subject (boycotting the JPC). We will form JPC with all parties."

The prop...