‘Disgrace to Parliamentary democracy’: Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha unites Opposition; check reactions

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Narendra Modi government's stance against corruption. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, who moved a motion to expel the firebrand TMC MP, dismissed the idea of the expulsion being a gender issue. It was rather about ethical questions surrounding Moitra's acceptance of gifts, he said.

Several opposition leaders and party members have strongly criticised the expulsion. TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya viewed the expulsion as an attack on women by the BJP and alleged a preconceived plot against Moitra. Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan called it a "black day" for Parliament.

The Former Maharashtra chief minister suggested that Moitra was targeted for her outspokenness against businessman Gautam Adani. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of vendetta politics. "It is a disgrace to Parliamentary democracy…Unable to defeat us in elections, the BJP has resorted to vendetta politics," she said.

Several opposition members questioned the legitimacy of the Lok Sabha Ethics Panel's recommendation. West Bengal minister and TMC leader Dr. Shashi Panja asserted that Moitra's expulsion wouldn't silence her and confirmed her intention to contest in the 2024 elections.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor saw the expulsion as strengthening Moitra's position, predicting her re-election with a larger majority. CPI(M) MP John Brittas criticised the “flimsy" charges against Moitra. "She has been a vocal critic of the Modi government.

The charges that have been hurled at her are so flimsy that they do not stand a scrutiny," he said. BSP MP Danish Ali condemned the government's use of its majority to suppress Opposition voices. " If you have a brute majority, that does not mean you will throttle the opposition and expel