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Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra Monday approached the Supreme Court against her expulsion from Parliament. Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha Friday after the House adopted the report of its Ethics Committee that held her guilty of indulging in “unethical conduct” and committing “serious misdemeanours”, and recommended her expulsion.
TMC leader Mahua Moitra approaches Supreme Court against her expulsion from Parliament. @IndianExpress
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It was earlier learnt that the former MP was exploring legal options against her expulsion. Moitra on Sunday reached out to voters and party workers from the Krishnanagar seat after TMC chief Mamata Banerjee made it clear that she would be the party’s candidate from the constituency. In a video message, Moitra expressed gratitude to the general public, and party workers and leaders from the constituency in West Bengal’s Nadia district.
In October, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, based on a complaint by Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai, had alleged that the Krishnanagar MP had asked questions in Parliament in exchange for cash and gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani whose business interests conflicted with those of industrialist Gautam Adani.
In an affidavit to the Ethics Committee on October 19, Hiranandani had claimed that Moitra provided him with her login ID and password for the Lok Sabha members’ website so that he could “post questions” directly “on her behalf when required”.
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