Mamata Banerjee on Mahua Moitra's expulsion: sad day for India

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra from the Lok Sabha after a debate on the cash-for-question allegations.

Mamata Banerjee said: "Moitra is a victim of circumstances and TMC will fight along with the INDIA alliance for justice."

She further said that "it is a sad day for India and that Mahua should fight it boldly and TMC will also fight it boldly."

The West Bengal chief minister added, "Today, I am sad to see the attitude of the BJP... How they betray the democracy. They did not allow Mahua to explain her stand. Full injustice has been done."

Moitra was expelled on Friday from the Lok Sabha after the House adopted the report of its Ethics Committee that held her guilty of accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman to further his interest.

After a heated debate over the panel report 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.

Reacting sharply to her expulsion, Moitra equated the action with hanging by a "kangaroo court" and alleged a parliamentary panel was being weaponised by the government to force the opposition into submission.

Mamata concluded saying that the expulsion was "unacceptable and unjustified".

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