Posted 11/23/2023, 11:07:42 AM
Moitra Faces Expulsion from Lok Sabha Over Cash-for-Query Allegations
- Ethics Committee recommends expelling Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha over "cash-for-query" allegation
- Mamata Banerjee claims plans to expel Moitra from Parliament will make her more popular ahead of 2024 elections
- Complaint against Moitra filed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, accusing her of taking bribes to target Adani Group
- Committee report adopted by majority, alleges Moitra accepted "illegal gratifications" to raise parliamentary questions
- Moitra dismisses committee decision as "prefixed match by a kangaroo court", calls it "death of parliamentary democracy"