What the Supreme Court said In a landmark judgement in 2007, the top court dismissed the petitions challenging the expulsions calling the move a ‘self-protection exercise’ by the Parliament. A five-judge constitution bench led by the then Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal upheld the expulsion with a 4-1 majority verdict. The court had ruled that …
This happened a week after Republican Congressman George Santos was expelled from the United States House of Representatives on December 1, also on the basis of a House Ethics Committee report on a slew of allegations against him. The expulsion of a representative of the people by other members of the House is a rare …
The expulsion of Mahua Moitra, the Trinamool Congress MP from the Lok Sabha is unique in many respects. Firstly, it is not clear whether the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha has the jurisdiction and the mandate to recommend expulsion. The principal charge against Moitra was that she received money for asking questions in Parliament from …
Expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra does not live by the rules. When social media and some BJP MPs accused her of hiding her expensive LV bag during a discussion on inflation in the Lower House, Moitra hit back the next day by carrying the same bag, flaunting it and making the point that with …
As Joshi’s motion was adopted by a voice vote, Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed that the House does not have the power to remove her as a member. Even Moitra said, “The Ethics Committee has no power to expel (her)…You have assumed the powers of the quasi-judicial authority and imposed a penalty on me that …
Mahua Moitra is a Trinamool Congress leader New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has been expelled from the Lok Sabha following an Ethics Committee report into the ‘cash for query’ charges against her. Ms Moitra, 49, was accused of taking bribes, including Rs 2 crore in cash and “luxury gift items”, from businessman Darshan Hiranandani, …
Danish Kunwar Ali is the BSP Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha. New Delhi: Shortly after Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha – over allegations she took bribes, including Rs 2 crore in cash, from a businessman – Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali held a one-man protest outside …
Mahua Moitra is a Trinamool Congress leader (File). New Delhi: The motion Friday to expel Mahua Moitra from the Lok Sabha saw a heated discussion on a central question – can Ms Moitra, who is accused of taking bribes, including Rs 2 crore in cash, from businessman Darshan Hiranandani – respond directly to the charges …
Winter Session LIVE: Percentage of female candidates recommended for Civil Services Exam increased over the last 5 years, government says The percentage of female candidates recommended for appointment in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) has increased over male candidates, the government told the Parliament on Thursday. In a written reply to a series of queries …
Mahua Moitra is a Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP from Bengal’s Krishnanagar (File). New Delhi: An Ethics Committee report on cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra is expected in the Lok Sabha today. If tabled, the report, which recommends Ms Moitra be expelled, will trigger an explosive stand-off between the ruling BJP and …