The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha on Friday, December 8, tabled its report on the cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, in the lower house of the Parliament. The panel’s chief, BJP MP Vijay Sonkar, tabled the report. Soon after the tabling of the controversial report, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for two hours amid ruckus in the House.
The panel has reportedly recommended Moitra’s expulsion from the Lok Sabha over the charge that she asked businessman Darshan Hiranandani’s questions using her parliamentary portal in exchange for bribes.
Moitra has admitted that she shared her credentials with the businessman but the questions asked were hers. She has said she used the businessman’s staff to type out her questions on the portal. She has denied having accepted any bribes or violating any parliamentary rules.
The Opposition has been demanding a discussion on the report in the House.