On December 8, the Lok Sabha passed a resolution to expel Moitra from Parliament in view of the Ethics Committee recommending her disqualification as an MP.
Her expulsion was recommended by the committee on the basis of Hiranandani’s affidavit saying she accepted bribes, including expensive gifts to ask his questions targeting the Adani Group.
The development came on a complaint by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on the basis of an affidavit by Moitra’s past friend advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai.
In a sharp reaction to her expulsion, Moitra equated the action with hanging by a “kangaroo court”. She alleged that a parliamentary panel was being weaponised by the government to force the opposition into submission.
Mahua claimed she had been found guilty of breaching a code of ethics that does not exist and that there was no evidence of cash or gift given to her.