From Bharat vs India to Mahua Moitra: A recap of top political controversies of 2023
they were just "rumours". Also Read | India vs Bharat row: Is name change for India to ‘Bharat’ possible? Mahua Moitra was being investigated over the allegations that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP took bribes to pose questions against businessman Gautam Adani at the Lok Sabha. An ethics committee sat to probe the allegations.
On December 8, Mahua Moitra was expelled as a Lok Sabha member after the committee's recommendations for her "unethical conduct". Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court against her expulsion as the Lok Sabha member. Raghav Chadha faced suspension from the Upper House on August 11 for "breach of privilege" over the allegations that he "forged" signatures of five Rajya Sabha MPs on a motion linked to the Delhi Services Bill.
Raghav Chadha was accused of not obtaining the consent of five MPs but including them in the select committee. He allegedly forged their signatures too. His suspension was revoked after he was held guilty but During the Chandrayaan-3 success discussion in Lok Sabha, BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri verbally abused Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Danish Ali and made certain objectionable remarks targeted at him.
The remarks erupted uproar as the Opposition demanded Ramesh Bidhuri's expulsion. It didn't happen but the BJP MP was warned of "strict action" if such behaviour is repeated in the future. The remarks have been expunged from Parliamentary records.
The BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question' was aired in India and was removed a day later. The documentary talked about PM Narendra Modi's years as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the docu-series a "propaganda".
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