LOK SABHA BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN ON MAHUA MOITRA'S MEMBERSHIP

Mahua Moitra came out of the Lok Sabha and made a statement and termed her expulsion as justice by a kangaroo court.

- ASHISH SINHA

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday announced, “The House upholds the committee’s findings on the misconduct of MP Mahua Moitra as inappropriate for her position. As a result, her continuance as an MP is considered inappropriate.” With this announcement by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Mahua Moitra’s five-year tenure as a Lok Sabha member ended with her expulsion from the Lower House due to allegations related to cash-for-question transactions.

It was alleged that after discussing cash for query report, the Trinamool MP was not given a chance to speak in her defence. After voting in favour of her expulsion, Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra came out of the Lok Sabha and made a statement and termed her expulsion as justice by a kangaroo court.

Regarding the ‘cash-for-query’ allegations, Moitra said that action was taken against her despite insufficient evidence. She said that action without testimony of Darshan Hiranandani is unfair. She said there was “no evidence of accepting cash or gifts anywhere.” Mahua said the recommendation for her removal was based only on the allegation that she had shared her Lok Sabha e-mail login with Darshan Hiranandani. Although there is no place in rule book where it is written that the punishment for sharing login can be expulsion from the House.”