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 answer using the code given below:

The genesis of the Ethics Committee can be traced to the Presiding Officers Conference in New Delhi in October 1996, which encouraged legislatures to explore establishing such committees.

The Rajya Sabha established its Ethics Committee on March 4, 1997.

In the Lok Sabha, an ad hoc Ethics Committee was formed in 2000 by Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi. It became a permanent committee in 2015. Therefore, statement 1 is correct.

Any person can file a complaint against a Member of Parliament (MP) through another Lok Sabha MP, providing evidence and an affidavit. The Speaker can also refer complaints to the Committee. Thus, statement 2 is not correct.

The Committee does not consider complaints based solely on media reports or matters that are sub judice. Therefore, statement 3 is correct.

Hence, statements 1 and 3 are correct.