Congress Seeks Parliament Debate on Ethics Panel's Rare Expulsion Call for TMC MP Mahua Moitra
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Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to LS Speaker seeking discussion on Ethics Committee report on TMC MP Mahua Moitra's recommended expulsion.
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Chowdhury said Moitra's recommended expulsion is an "extremely serious punishment" with "wide ramifications".
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He demanded reassessment of regulations and procedures governing parliamentary committees.
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Ethics Panel report recommending Moitra's expulsion for 'cash-for-query' charges will be tabled on the first day of Winter Session.
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This is the first time the Ethics Committee has recommended expulsion of an MP since its formation in 2000.