Cash for query

Mahua’s petition sought enforcement of her fundamental rights recognised by the Constitution.

Earlier in the day, Singhvi mentioned Moitra's plea before a bench headed by senior-most judge Justice S K Kaul as the CJI was heading a Constitution bench.

According to TMC sources, the party leadership has affirmed Moitra's candidacy for the Krishnanagar seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The 49-year-old TMC leader Moitra was expelled as a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) after she was found guilty by the Ethics panel in the 'cash-for-query' case.

The move comes a day after Ali walked out of Lok Sabha proceedings along with other opposition members on Friday to protest against the government's motion to expel TMC member Mahua Moitra

As the winter session of the Parliament began on Monday, Opposition members demanded a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the report before any decision on her expulsion was taken.

The opposition MPs made the demand during the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to finalise the agenda for the House this week.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had approached the Lokpal with a complaint against Moitra over allegations of taking bribes to raise questions in Parliament.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had approached the Lokpal with a complaint against Moitra over allegations of taking bribes to raise questions in Parliament.

Kaur, who was the decisive vote, is the wife of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, who quit the Congress and later joined the BJP.

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Accusing the BJP of playing political cards, Banerjee, who is TMC’s national general secretary and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, also lambasted the party for selective targeting.

There are indications that the committee may make a recommendation against Moitra in its report to Speaker Birla amid a possibility of dissent notes from opposition members.

Taking to the social media platform, X, the TMC MP warned BJP saying that she has the 'exact' transcript of record in Ethics Committee verbatim.

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday seeking accountability from the concerned authorities into the flagrant breach of law and constitutional freedom.

The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee has summoned Moitra to depose before it on November 2 though she requested a hearing date after November 5 to accommodate her existing commitments.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Sonkar said: “The committee heard the views of both complainants and the allegations are of serious nature.

He inquired whether the MP’s National Informatics Centre (NIC) mail was accessed from Dubai and whether parliamentary questions were exchanged for money.