Supreme Court Adjourns Mahua Moitra's Plea Against Lok Sabha Expulsion
The Trinamool Congress leader contests her expulsion over cash-for-query charges, alleging 'substantial illegality' and 'arbitrariness' by the Lok Sabha ethics committee.
- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra's plea against her expulsion from the Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query case has been adjourned by the Supreme Court until January 3, 2024.
- Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 over cash-for-query charges, alleged to be directly involved in 'unethical' behaviour.
- In her defence, Moitra has alleged 'substantial illegality' and 'arbitrariness' by the Lok Sabha ethics committee, which recommended the action against her.
- Moitra's expulsion was followed by a voice vote amid a walkout by opposition MPs, following an ethics committee recommendation to expel her for sharing her log-in details and accepting gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani.
- Moitra had contested the disqualification and pointed out that she was unable to defend herself in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the ethics panel's findings.
