New Delhi: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra has been expelled from the parliament after Ethics Pnel's recommendation over cash-for-query row. After a heated debate during which Moitra was not allowed to speak, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a motion to expel the Trinamool member for "unethical conduct", which was adopted by a voice vote. Opposition members walked out of the House as the Lok Sabha speaker started the voting process on the motion moved by Joshi.
Rajendra Agarwal was chairing the session in the Lower House. The opposition led by members of the Trinamool Congress raised slogans against the Central government, shouting 'Modi Sarkar Haye Haye'. The report was mentioned in the agenda of the list of business of Lok Sabha for the opening day of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. However, it could not be taken up. Earlier before the commencement of the session, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said that now the people will see the battle of Mahabharata.
Speaking to the media, Mahua said "Mother Durga has arrived, we will see. These people who have started snatching clothes will now see the battle of Mahabharata." Mahua Moitra is facing the heat of the "cash-for-query" allegations against her. The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee recently recommended her expulsion from the Lower House. The draft report was adopted by a 6:4 majority in the panel last month. As per the sources, the draft report on Mahua Moitra's cash-for-questions case reveals that she visited the UAE four times from 2019 to 2023 while her login was accessed several times."On 47 occasions, her member portal login credentials were accessed from Dubai," sources said citing the draft report of the ethics committee.
Lok Sabha has also passed two bills on Jammu and Kashmir. The House saw a marathon debate over two days and passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill,2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill,2023. The winter session of Parliament began on December 4 and will culminate on December 22.
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- 5.15 pm Rajya Sabha takes up special mentions.
- 4.23 pm AITC, Jawahar Sircar continues his speech in Rajya Sabha.
- 4.19 pm L. Hanumanthaiah says the Sarkaria Commission proposed that the Vice-President and Lok Sabha Speaker be consulted for the Prime Minister in the selection of the Governor.
- 4.10 pm INC L. Hanumanthaiah addresses in Rajya Sabha.
- 4.04 pm BJP Anil Agarwal requests the member to member to take his bill back. He says this will help to preserve the honour of the Constitution.
- 3.53 pm BJP Anil Agarwal continues his speech in Rajya Sabha.
- 3.52 pm MPs are like conveyor belts to bring questions from the general public to Parliament; kangaroo court punished me without evidence, says Mahua Moitra.
- 3.51 pm Lok Sabha ethics panel, its report broke every rule in the book; it's a weapon to force us into submission, says Moitra.
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- 3.10 pm Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again on December 11 at 11:00 am.
- 3.09 pm Opposition members walk out of Lok Sabha as House votes to expel TMC MP Mahua Moitra for 'unethical conduct'.
- 3.07 pm Lok Sabha expels Trinamool member Mahua Moitra from House, adopts Ethics Committee recommendation in 'cash-for-query' matter.
- 3.00 pm During the Lok Sabha session, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee says, Mahua Moitra has a right to cross-examine. This is a violation of the principles of natural justice. Principles of natural justice are implicit in Article 14 of the Constitution.
- 2.50 pm TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay requests the Lok Sabha Speaker to allow Moitra to speak.
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- 2.09 pm
BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav rakes up the issue of illegally transgressing and encroaching on lands of temples and mutts. - 2 pm
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm. - 12.49 pm
BJP MP Gulam Ali wants to know if the government has plans for food storage in Jammu and Kashmir. - 12.45 pm
NCP MP Fauziya Khan wants to know about steps taken by the government to develop farming infrastructure in the county. - 12.42 pm
Congress MP Amee Yajnik wants to know if farmers get uninterrupted electricity at all as promised by the government. - 12.39 pm
NCP MP Fauziya Khan raises food security and malnutrition issues. She wants to know the government's initiative to tackle the malnutrition problem - 12.36 pm
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva asks why India ranks 111 on the world hunger index. - 12.28 pm
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says some trains were withdrawn for health safety reasons. - 12.20 pm
TMC MP Jawhar Sircar says the Centre withdrew rail from many routes. He wants to know what those routes are.
12.09 pm
On a query to BJD MP Sasmit Patra, MoS of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare informs about the Centre's welfare schemes for uplifting the financial status of farmers. - 12 pm
BJP MP Vijay Pal Singh Tomar speaks about food adulteration in the country. He says even children are not free from adulterated synthetic milk. The MP demands strong action from the government against those involved in food adulteration.
11.49 am
BJP MP Neeraj Dangi raises the issue of financial misappropriation in financial institutes and banks. - 11.42 am
Congress MP KC Venugopal expresses concern over the increasing number of SC, ST and OBC students from higher education institutions. He cites discrimination as one major cause of suicide rates. - 11.38 am
BJP MP Indubala Goswami urges the Centre to make provision for the halt of the Vande Bharat train at Pathankot railway station as it will boost religious tourism in Himachal Pradesh. - 11.35 am
BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav pitches for a Uniform Civil Code which he says will bring equality for all as people of all religions must enjoy the same rights to avoid discontent in society. - 11.26
BJP MP DP Vats requests the Centre to offer left-out vacancies to Agniveers in addition to existing facilities. - 11.21 am
BJP MP Sakaldeep Rajbhar says Uttar Pradesh's Balia and some parts of Northeast and Jharkhand are yet to achieve the expected level of development. Due to economic backwardness, educated youth are forced to relocate to cities where they are forced to stay away from families. He demands investment and setting up of industrial units for employment generation in these areas. - 11.17 am
AAP MP Vikramjeet Singh Sahney raises the issue of Sikh political prisoners' long conviction. He cites the case of many elderly Sikh prisoners, who are languishing in jails for 30 years in jail. - 11 am
Rajya Sabha Pcoceedings begin. - 10.02 am
DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi will move to introduce a Bill to provide for the establishment of a National Climate Change Authority for an efficient mechanism to plan, monitor and achieve the net zero emission targets by the year 2070 and for the effective mitigation and adaptation of Climate Change. - 9.44 am
BJP MP Zara Keshri Devi Singh and Congress MP Rajani Ashokrao Patil will present 360, 361, 362 and 363 reports (English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. - 9.30 am
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice to discuss the condition of Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu and seeks directions to the Central Government for immediate action to release a minimum of Rs 5100 crore to facilitate comprehensive and effective relief efforts. - 9.20 am
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha and demands discussion on the death penalty to 8 ex-Indian Navy personnel in Qatar. - 9.15 am
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gives an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the Delhi air pollution which is related to public health.
