{"id":399398,"date":"2023-12-11T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/11\/mahua-moitra-challenges-expulsion-from-lok-sabha-in-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T08:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:25:00","slug":"mahua-moitra-challenges-expulsion-from-lok-sabha-in-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/11\/mahua-moitra-challenges-expulsion-from-lok-sabha-in-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahua Moitra Challenges Expulsion From Lok Sabha In Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-12\/qjjnqrmk_mahua-moitra-pti_625x300_08_December_23.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Mahua Moitra Challenges Expulsion From Lok Sabha In Supreme Court\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Mahua Moitra Challenges Expulsion From Lok Sabha In Supreme Court\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Mahua Moitra Challenges Expulsion From Lok Sabha In Supreme Court\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-12\/qjjnqrmk_mahua-moitra-pti_625x300_08_December_23.jpeg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-11T13:55:17+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=745085&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/web_11122023_n_MahuaMoitra_73295_54335_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T2M15S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-12\/qjjnqrmk_mahua-moitra-pti_625x300_08_December_23.jpeg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=745085&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Mahua Moitra is a Trinamool Congress leader (File).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Trinamool Congress leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/mahua-moitra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahua Moitra<\/a> on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging her controversial expulsion from the Lok Sabha last week in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/cash-for-query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;cash for query&#8217;<\/a> corruption case.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Moitra, 49, was accused of taking bribes, including Rs 2 crore in cash and &#8220;luxury gift items&#8221;, from businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for asking questions critical of the government in Parliament. She was also accused of surrendering log-in credentials to a confidential account on the parliamentary website, so Mr Hiranandani could post those questions directly.<\/p>\n<p>A fiery critic of the Modi administration, Ms Moitra denied the bribery charges but admitted to sharing the log-in details. She argued that sharing of these details is common practice among MPs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mahua-moitra-expelled-from-parliament-over-cash-for-query-row-4645677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahua Moitra Expelled From Parliament: &#8220;Immoral, Indecent Conduct&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mahua Moitra was the subject of a contentious Ethics Committee report that said &#8220;allegations of accepting illegal gratification (are) clearly established and are undeniable&#8221;, and that &#8220;taking gifts from (a) businessman to whom she handed over log-in (details) amounts to a quid pro quo&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This, the report said, is &#8220;&#8230;unbecoming of an MP and is unethical conduct&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/committee-recommends-mahua-moitra-be-expelled-what-ethics-panel-report-says-4645249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Serious Misdemeanours&#8230;&#8221;: What Ethics Report On Mahua Moitra Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tabling of the 500-page report in the Lok Sabha triggered a furious row between the opposition and the ruling BJP, which included arguments on whether Ms Moitra would be allowed to speak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mahua-moitra-denied-permission-to-speak-during-discussion-on-ethics-report-4645603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mahua Moitra Denied Permission To Speak During Ethics Report Debate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a tempestuous debate and voice vote, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, &#8220;This House accepts the conclusions of the Committee &#8211; that MP Mahua Moitra&#8217;s conduct was immoral and indecent. So, it is not appropriate for her to continue as an MP&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Refused permission to speak inside the Lok Sabha, Ms Moitra slammed the ethics panel outside Parliament, accusing it of &#8220;breaking every rule&#8221; and predicting CBI raids in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The CBI has opened an inquiry in the allegations against Ms Moitra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/ethics-committee-broke-every-rule-mahua-moitra-on-her-expulsion-4645691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Ethics Panel Broke Every Rule&#8221;: Mahua Moitra On Expulsion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230; The Lok Sabha has presided over the most tenacious witch-hunt of one of the 78 MPs, a first-timer, a single woman, with no political lineage&#8230; This Lok Sabha has also seen the weaponisation of a parliamentary committee,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bengal Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/mamata-banerjee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a>, who is also Ms Moitra&#8217;s party boss, called the expulsion &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and said that &#8220;vendetta politics of (the) BJP had killed democracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mahua-will-win-battle-mamata-banerjee-condemns-trinamool-mps-expulsion-4645966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Mahua Will Win Battle&#8221;: Mamata Banerjee On Trinamool Leader&#8217;s Expulsion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier she had accused the BJP of having &#8220;planned&#8221; the expulsion of Ms Moitra &#8211; who is one of the ruling party&#8217;s fiercest and most vocal critics. &#8220;&#8230; but this will help her before the election,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/trinamool-leader-mahua-moitra-approaches-supreme-court-against-expulsion-from-lok-sabha-in-ethics-case-4652958\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Mahua Moitra is a Trinamool Congress leader (File). New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging her controversial expulsion from the Lok Sabha last week in the &#8216;cash for query&#8217; corruption case. 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