Mahua Moitra cash-for-query case: From Nishikant Dubey's allegations to TMC MP's expulsion | 10 points

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Mahua Moitra for ‘unethical conduct’ in the cash-for-query case. The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee report was tabled in the lower house of the parliament on Friday, following which a heated debate ensued. Thereafter, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a motion to expel the Trinamool member for "unethical conduct", which was adopted by a voice vote.

During the heated discussion in the Lok Sabha, TMC MP from Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra was not allowed to speak in the Parliament. Mahua Moitra was found guilty of sharing her credentials with Darshan Hiranadani and accepting gifts from the businessman to pose question against the Adani Group in the Lok Sabha. The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha had recommended Mahua Moitra's expulsion from the House over the "cash-for-query" allegation.

On 14 October, a complaint was filed with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai. The complaint had asked that a First Information Report be filed against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on charges of corruption and money laundering. Dehadrai had also forwarded a copy to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey registered a complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Mahua Moitra and demanded an inquiry committee seeking her immediate suspension from Parliament. In his complaint, Nishikant Dubey cited a detailed complaint by a Supreme Court advocate, Jai Anant Dehadrai, which he has received. The complaint by Jai Anant Dehadrai and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey were that Mahua Moitra took cash and gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for questioning the Adani Group in the Parliament.