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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra tied the knot with senior advocate and former BJD MP Pinaki Misra in Germany. The couple received congratulatory messages from political leaders, including Shashi Tharoor and Abhishek Banerjee.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra marries BJD's Pinaki Misra in Germany; says 'So grateful'

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra tied the knot with senior advocate and former BJD MP Pinaki Misra in Germany. The couple received congratulatory messages from political leaders, including Shashi Tharoor and Abhishek Banerjee.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has married senior advocate and former BJD MP Pinaki Misra in Germany.
On Thursday evening, Moitra (50) posted a photograph on X which showed her and Misra (65) cutting a cake with the message, "Thank you everyone for the love and good wishes!! So grateful."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Thank you everyone for the love and good wishes!! So grateful <a href="https://t.co/hbkPdE2X7z">pic.twitter.com/hbkPdE2X7z</a>
&mdash; Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) <a href="https://twitter.com/MahuaMoitra/status/1930634952141426988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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TMC leaders congratulated Moitra and Misra on social media. Tagging Moitra's post, party general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee said on X, "Heartfelt congratulations! Wishing you both endless happiness and a strong partnership as you start this wonderful new chapter together.
TMC Lok Sabha MP from Jadavpur Saayoni Ghosh also took to X to congratulate the couple. "Congratulations Mm &amp; Pm Mahua Moitra, Pinaki Misra, wishing you a lifetime of love and laughter".
Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor congratulated them in a post on X.
"Wishing my good friends and colleagues Mahua Moitra and Pinaki Misra all happiness as they embark on married life together. May they enjoy the blessings of the heavens for a long &amp; blissful married life," Tharoor said.
A section of the media said the two got married in Germany on May 30.
Moitra, an investment banker-turned-politician, is an MP from Krishnanagar in West Bengal for the second term. She earlier served a term as a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state.
Moitra was earlier married to Danish financier Lars Brorson.
Misra, a leader from the BJD, is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court and has served as an MP from Puri for four terms. He was previously married to Sangeeta Misra, with whom he has two children.
Known for her sharp attacks on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Moitra found herself embroiled in a controversy in 2023 following allegations of taking "cash" and "gifts" for asking questions in Lok Sabha.
The inquiry against her was undertaken by the Lok Sabha based on a complaint by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey who cited a letter he received from advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, Moitra's former partner.
Dubey said the lawyer has shared "irrefutable" evidence of bribes exchanged between the TMC MP and Darshan Hiranandani, a well-known business tycoon, to ask questions in Parliament in exchange for "cash" and "gifts".
Moitra denied the allegations of accepting any bribe, though she admitted she shared the credentials of her Lok Sabha login with Hiranandani's staff.
She was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December 2023 in the "bribe-for-query" case. However, won the Lok Sabha polls again in 2024 from the same seat with a margin of over 56,000 votes.&nbsp;

Mahua Moitra had commented on a video of the NCW chief arriving at the Hathras stampede site.

Mahua Moitra booked over 'pyjama' remarks against NCW chief

Mahua Moitra had commented on a video of the NCW chief arriving at the Hathras stampede site.

The Delhi Police on Sunday filed an FIR against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra over her alleged crude remarks against National Commission of Women chief Rekha Sharma.
Moitra has been booked under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita for allegedly outraging modesty of a woman.
This comes after she commented on a video of the NCW chief arriving at the Hathras stampede site. Moitra wrote Sharma was busy holding up her boss&rsquo;s pajamas. She later deleted the post.
Following this, NCW had sought an FIR against the Krishnanagar MP.
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The TMC MP said of the five BJP members in the panel that expelled her, four did not make it back to Lok Sabha, including the chairperson of the panel.

Mahua Moitra 'avenges' expulsion, slams panel that ousted her from Lok Sabha

The TMC MP said of the five BJP members in the panel that expelled her, four did not make it back to Lok Sabha, including the chairperson of the panel.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra hit out at the BJP for suspending her in the last Lok Sabha session, saying they paid a very heavy price for throttling her voice.
Moitra slammed the ethics panel that had recommended her expulsion. She said of the five BJP members in the panel, four did not return to Lok Sabha, including the chairperson of the panel, BJP leader Vinod Sonkar.
"Much like Lord Krishna protected Droupadi, the people of Krishnanager have protected me," said Moitra.
The Krishnanager MP said that in the last one year, many people told her that she lost her Lok Sabha membership and her house. "But you know what I gained? I gained what [Congress leader Rahul Gandhi] said - the freedom from fear," said Moitra.
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The court observed that it would be one thing if both the parties don't battle it out in public, but if Dehadrai were to make a public comment, then Moitra has to be allowed to defend herself.

Can't stop Mahua Moitra from defending herself in public: Delhi HC

The court observed that it would be one thing if both the parties don't battle it out in public, but if Dehadrai were to make a public comment, then Moitra has to be allowed to defend herself.

The Delhi High Court on Monday said TMC leader Mahua Moitra cannot be prevented from defending herself against allegations made by an estranged friend in public domain as long as her statements are not objectively false.
The court made the oral observation while dealing with a plea by lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai seeking an interim injunction to stop the expelled Lok Sabha MP from making "defamatory" statements against him.
Dehadrai has filed a lawsuit against Moitra seeking damages of Rs 2 crore for making certain allegedly defamatory statements against him in the backdrop of the cash-for-query row.
Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 following accusations by the plaintiff that she took bribes from businessman and Hiranandani Group CEO Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in Parliament.
"If you put the allegations in the public domain, she has every right to defend herself. Except that she cannot make any objectively false statements," said Justice Prateek Jalan during the hearing.
"If both the parties say we don't wish to have this battle in public domain, then it is one thing. (But) If you are going to make a public comment, then she has to have the space to defend herself," added the judge.
Counsel for the politician said her statements are not defamatory and can be justified on several grounds, including that they qualify as "fair comment".
Counsel for the plaintiff, however, said there is a "power gap" between the parties and the defendant made certain factually false comments about his professional life and imputed motives to him.
The court "appealed" to Moitra's good sense and asked her counsel to take instructions in the matter since there have not been any statements in recent times.
The court said that given the nature of the past relationship between the two, it was normal to think that the other person was wrong but the parties brought down the public discourse to a "fairly low" level.
"To say objectively untrue statements against someone, then we will have to pass an injunction against her. That is why I am appealing to her good sense. Both parties here are educated.. but they have brought the public discourse to a fairly low level on both sides," Justice Jalan said.
"So, will you kindly take instructions? She has not said anything since November. I have more pressing issues than these kinds of injunction applications," the court told Moitra's lawyer.
The court also questioned the plaintiff's lawyer about a statement he gave to the media after the last hearing. &nbsp; "Mr (Raghav) Awasthi, you will also advise your client to be very careful. If he is going to be a plaintiff in my suit... &nbsp;equities will be balanced in granting an injunction. It is because you are making statements against her in the public domain, it requires her to be given scope to defend. Did you make any statement to press after the last hearing?" &nbsp;the court told Dehadrai's lawyer.
"If he is going to continue, even after filing the suit, in public domain then I will have to give that person the room to defend herself," added the court.
In the lawsuit filed through lawyer Mukesh Sharma, Dehadrai said after he lodged a complaint with the CBI with respect to Moitra allegedly receiving illegal gratification for unauthorisedly providing her Lok Sabha login credentials to a third party, she "embarked on a ceaseless campaign of slander and abuse" to disseminate "false, abusive, and defamatory statements '' against him.
The plea said Moitra's statements have lowered the plaintiff's esteem in the eyes of friends, family and colleagues as they portray him as a "person who has become bitter due to a failed personal relationship and is now filing false complaints to take revenge for the said reason".
The court had issued summons on the lawsuit on March 20.
It has listed the matter for further hearing on April 25.&nbsp;

The Lokpal had issued the directions to the CBI to file a FIR against the TMC MP after receiving findings of the agency's preliminary inquiry into the matter. 

CBI searches Mahua Moitra's Kolkata home in cash-for-query case

CBI searches places linked to Mahua Moitra: reports
CBI searches linked to cash-for-query allegations against Mahua
CBI conducting searches in Kolkata as well: reports

CBI searches Mahua Moitra's Kolkata home in cash-for-query case: reports

The Lokpal had issued the directions to the CBI to file a FIR against the TMC MP after receiving findings of the agency's preliminary inquiry into the matter.&nbsp;

The CBI on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of former TMC MP Mahua Moitra in multiple locations, including Kolkata, in connection with the alleged cash-for-query case, officials said.
Teams of the central probe agency reached Moitra's residence in Kolkata and other cities early on Saturday, informed about the search proceedings and started the operation, they said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR against the former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP on Thursday on the directives of the Lokpal, which has instructed the agency to file a report within six months, they said.
Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December for "unethical conduct".
The former MP has challenged her expulsion in the Supreme Court and will again be in the hustings during the upcoming general elections as a TMC candidate from the Krishnanagar seat in West Bengal.
The Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, issued the directions to the CBI after receiving the findings of its preliminary inquiry into allegations made against Moitra by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
Dubey, a Lok Sabha member, alleged that Moitra had asked questions in the House in exchange for cash and gifts from Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani to mount an attack on industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others.

TMC leader Mahua Moitra has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act

TMC's Mahua Moitra summoned by ED in FEMA violation case 

TMC leader Mahua Moitra has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC leader and former Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for questioning in a FEMA contravention case next week, official sources said Thursday.
The 49-year-old politician has been asked to depose on February 19 at the central agency's office in Delhi.
Her statement will be recorded under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) once she deposes, they said.
Moitra is being probed by the CBI too and it is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Moitra on the reference from the Lokpal.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had accused Moitra of asking questions in the Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts.
He had also accused Moitra of compromising national security for monetary gains.
In December, Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha over the issue.
Moitra has denied any wrongdoing and claimed she was being targeted as she had raised questions on the deals of the Adani Group.
"Neither has Lok Pal uploaded any referral order on website as per Lokpal Act &amp; nor has CBI put out anything official. 'Sources' telling journos as per usual media circus. Hope Rs 13,000 crore Adani coal scam merits CBI PE before my witchhunt," Moitra had said on X in November.

"House number 9B on Telegraph Lane occupied by Mahua Moitra was vacated by 10 am before the authorities arrived. No eviction took place," Moitra's lawyer said.
 

Mahua Moitra vacates govt bungalow after expulsion from Lok Sabha

"House number 9B on Telegraph Lane occupied by Mahua Moitra was vacated by 10 am before the authorities arrived. No eviction took place," Moitra's lawyer said.

"House number 9B on Telegraph Lane occupied by Mahua Moitra was vacated by 10 am before the authorities arrived. No eviction took place," Moitra's lawyer said.
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Former TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Friday vacated her government accommodation in Delhi, her lawyer said.
The Directorate of Estates (DoE) had in the morning sent a team to get the official bungalow vacated and the area around it was barricaded, an official said.
"House number 9B on Telegraph Lane occupied by Mahua Moitra was vacated by 10 am this morning before the authorities arrived. No eviction took place," Moitra's Counsel Shadan Farasat told reporters.
The possession of the house has been handed over to the DoE officials, Farasat added.
Earlier this week, the DoE issued an eviction notice to Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha last month.
On Thursday, Moitra failed to get any relief from the Delhi High Court which refused to stay the DoE notice and asked her to vacate the government bungalow.
Justice Girish Kathpalia said no specific rule has been brought before the court which dealt with the eviction of MPs from government accommodation after they cease to be lawmakers.&nbsp;
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Mahua Moitra has been asked to evict her government bungalow immediately and has been warned of use of force by authorities to evict her.

Mahua Moitra asked to vacate bungalow, warned of eviction by 'use of force'

Mahua Moitra has been asked to evict her government bungalow immediately and has been warned of use of force by authorities to evict her.

TMC leader Mahua Moitra who was expelled from the Lok Sabha last month has been served a third notice to evict her government bungalow.
In its notice, the Directorate of Estates asked Moitra to evict the premises immediately. It said that if the order is not complied with, the TMC leader would be evicted by use of such force that may be necessary.
The notice further warned Moitra that if she challenges the order in court, she will be liable to pay damages for every month of unauthorised occupation.
The TMC leader had approached the Delhi High Court, seeking the quashing of the notice issued by the Directorate of Estate cancelling her government accommodation in the national capital.
The plea stated that a notice had been issued to her on December 11, 2023, which directed her to vacate the house by 7.01.2024, failing which proceedings under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Act) 1971 ('PP Act 1971') will be caused to be initiated.
The plea prayed to allow her to retain possession of her government accommodation till results of the 2024 General Elections.
(With inputs from ANI)
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Mahua Moitra who was expelled from Lok Sabha last month has been asked to evict the government bungalow immediately.

Expelled MP Mahua Moitra asked to vacate govt bungalow immediately

Mahua Moitra who was expelled from Lok Sabha last month has been asked to evict the government bungalow immediately.

The Directorate of Estates on Tuesday issued a notice to evict former TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha last month, from her government bungalow, sources in the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said.
The Trinamool Congress leader has been asked to vacate the bungalow immediately, which had been allotted to her as an MP, they said.
"Since the eviction notice was issued to her (Moitra) on Tuesday, a team of officials from the directorate of estates will now be sent to ensure that the government bungalow is vacated at the earliest," a source told PTI.
The TMC leader, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 last year, was earlier asked to vacate the house by January 7 after her allotment was cancelled.
On January 8, the DoE had issued a notice seeking her reply within three days as to why she had not vacated her government accommodation. Another notice was also issued to her on January 12.
On January 4, the Delhi High Court asked the TMC leader to approach the DoE with a request to allow her to continue to occupy the government accommodation allotted to her.
Justice Subramoniun Prasad, while dealing with Moitra's challenge to an official intimation asking her to vacate the government bungalow by January 7, noted that the rules permitted the authorities to allow a resident to overstay for up to six months on payment of certain charges in exceptional circumstances.
The court allowed Moitra to withdraw her petition and noted it has not made any observations on the merits of the matter. It said the DoE shall decide her case after applying its own mind.
It added that the law mandates issuing notice to a resident before eviction and the government has to take steps to evict the petitioner in accordance with law.
Moitra was held guilty of "unethical conduct" and expelled from Lok Sabha on December 8 last year for allegedly accepting gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani and sharing her user ID and password of the Parliament website with him.
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DMK MP Kanimozhi has questioned the lack of action against BJP's Pratap Simha for issuing passes to Lok Sabha intruders.&nbsp;

DMK MP Kanimozhi draws contrasts between Mahua Moitra and Pratap Simha's case

DMK MP Kanimozhi has questioned the lack of action against BJP's Pratap Simha for issuing passes to Lok Sabha intruders

DMK MP Kanimozhi has questioned the lack of action against BJP's Pratap Simha for issuing passes to Lok Sabha intruders.&nbsp;

DMK MP Kanimozhi questioned the expulsion of TMC leader Mahua Moitra from the Lok Sabha and highlighted the difference in action taken against an opposition MP and a BJP MP.&nbsp;
Kanimozhi said that BJP MP Pratap Simha who issued visitors' passes to the intruders continues to sit in the House, Mahua Moitra was expelled even before the inquiry was completed.&nbsp;
'There is an MP who has actually given the passes for these (accused of Parliament security breach) people to come in. No action has been taken against that MP. Whereas we saw what happened in Mahua's case. Without even the inquiry being complete, she has been disqualified and this MP is not even suspended. He's inside Parliament with us,' she said.&nbsp;
She also spoke about the suspension of 15 opposition MPs from both Houses of the Parliament for demanding a statement from the government on the security lapse.&nbsp;
'When we protested and we want the PM and the Home Minister to come and give a statement in the House, they're not prepared to do that. And when we protested, they are suspending all the opposition MPs. First suspended five, then they suspended nine people. So how is this democracy?' she added.&nbsp;

Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against expulsion from Lok Sabha

Mahua Moitra moves SC against expulsion from Lok Sabha

Mahua Moitra moves SC against expulsion from Lok Sabha
TMC MP was expelled in cash-for-query case
Moitra accused of taking money to ask questions in Parliament

Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against expulsion from Lok Sabha

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has challenged her expulsion from the Lok Sabha in Supreme Court.&nbsp;
Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on Friday after an ethics panel said in its report that the parliamentarian had engaged in 'unethical conduct'.&nbsp;
The panel found her guilty of of accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman to further his interest. She was accused of taking money to ask questions in Parliament.&nbsp;
The ethics panel had recommended her expulsion and on Friday the Lok Sabha acted on it and expelled her.&nbsp;
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Has Mahua Moitra expulsion given fresh impetus to I.N.D.I.A bloc? | Editorji quicktake

After stating that she was not aware about a scheduled INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee congratulated the opposition bloc for fighting unitedly over Mahua Moitra's expulsion.&nbsp;

Notwithstanding the recent churn due to the loss in assembly elections in the Hindi heartland, the expulsion of Mahua Moitra from the Lok Sabha appears to have given a fresh impetus to the Opposition INDIA bloc.&nbsp;
The Congress and the other constituents of the bloc rallied behind Moitra who was expelled for allegdly indulging in &ldquo;unethical conduct&rdquo; and committing &ldquo;serious misdemeanours&rdquo;.&nbsp;
As the TMC leader stood on the steps of the Parliament and addressed the media, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and other Opposition MPs stood behind her and listened to her in rapt attention.
From Bengal, her party boss Mamata Banerjee congratulated the INDIA bloc, saying they have fought unitedly. Pertinently, Mamata had Banerjee recently said that she was not apprised about opposition alliance INDIA's meeting in Delhi, scheduled for December 6.&nbsp;

Danish Ali protested the expulsion of Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha, citing the lack of parliamentary decorum and justice, highlighting Ramesh Bidhuri's actions and questioning the committee's decision

BSP leader Danish Ali on TMC MP Mahua Moitra's expulsion: 'Gandhi's soul must be crying'

BSP leader Danish Ali on TMC MP Mahua Moitra's expulsion

Danish Ali protested the expulsion of Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha, citing the lack of parliamentary decorum and justice, highlighting Ramesh Bidhuri's actions and questioning the committee's decision

Reacting to TMC MP Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha, Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali held a one-man protest outside Parliament to demand justice for his ex-colleague.
Ali said, "Commitee also mentioned about me in one of the recommendations because I am standing there for the justice of Mahua Moitra."
He further said that everyone saw that Ramesh Bidhuri crossed the line and what he did but the Parliamentary Committee is not ashamed of that. Danish Ali also said that the boundaries of Parliament were crossed on September 21 when Ramesh Bidhuri hurled abuses at him.&nbsp;
The opposition leader also said, "On one side, the whole world saw how Ramesh Bidhuri (a BJP Lok Sabha MP) acted... was there no sense of honour or decorum in Parliament then? Why now? What is this?"
He also said, 'today Gandhi and Ambedkar's soul must be crying.'
The committee's report was presented before the Lok Sabha on Friday morning and after a brief but frantic hour of discussion in the afternoon, Mahua Moitra was expelled via a voice vote.
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Mamata Banerjee condemns BJP's expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra, denouncing it as an attack on democracy, vowing to stand by Moitra and the alliance in the fight for justice.

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

Mamata Banerjee has condemned expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra, denouncing it as an attack on democracy, vowing to stand by Moitra and the INDIA alliance in the fight for 'justice'.

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.&nbsp;
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."&nbsp;
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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Weaponization of Parliament, Mahua's first reaction to Lok Sabha expulsion

Moitra criticized the Ethics Committee's decision, highlighting its reliance on contradictory written testimonies from two individuals. She asserted that her practices, considered routine and encouraged in the Lok Sabha, were unfairly penalized.

Shortly after Lok Sabha expelled Mahua Moitra, she contested the Ethics Committee's authority, claiming it lacked the power to expel her. Moitra, a TMC MP, boldly stated that this action marks the beginning of the BJP's downfall.
Moitra criticized the Ethics Committee's decision, highlighting its reliance on contradictory written testimonies from two individuals. She asserted that her practices, considered routine and encouraged in the Lok Sabha, were unfairly penalized.
The expulsion came as Lok Sabha found Moitra guilty of sharing her credentials and accepting gifts from a businessman in exchange for favors. Amid a contentious debate where Moitra was denied a chance to speak, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi tabled a motion for her expulsion, passed by a voice vote as opposition members walked out.
The Ethics Committee's recommendation for Moitra's expulsion was rooted in the "cash-for-query" allegation, a move met with Moitra's adamant opposition to the decision and process.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has sought three to four days to study the ethics panel's report on Mahua Moitra before it is taken up for discussion in Lok Sabha.

Mahua Moitra expulsion: Congress seeks 3-4 days to study panel report before Lok Sabha debate

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has sought three to four days to study the ethics panel's report on Mahua Moitra before it is taken up for discussion in Lok Sabha.

Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over the Ethics Committee report on TMC MP Mahua Moitra. In the letter, Chowdhury said that parliament members should be given at least three to four days to study the report and prepare themselves for the discussion in the House.
"I would request that Members may be given sufficient time of 3-4 days at least to study the report and prepare themselves for the discussion in the House. I would therefore request you to fix a day and time at least 3 days from now, for taking up the discussion in the Ethics Committee Report," the letter read.
The ethics panel's report has called Mahua's conduct highly objectionable, unethical, heinous and criminal and sought an institutional inquiry by the government.

Mahua Moitra remained unfazed as she entered the Parliament even as the Lok Sabha is set to take up the ethics panel report that recommended her expulsion.

They started 'vastraharan', now watch Mahabharata: Mahua Moitra | Parliament winter session

Mahua Moitra remained unfazed as she entered the Parliament even as the Lok Sabha is set to take up the ethics panel report that recommended her expulsion.

Staring at a possible expulsion from Lok Sabha, TMC MP Mahua Moitra appeared unfazed as she entered the Parliament on December 8. The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the ethics panel's report on her in the case-for-query case. Speaking to reporters, the firebrand TMC leader said, "Maa Durga has arrived now, we will see...It is said that when the end is near, wisdom dies first. They have started 'vastraharan' and now you will watch 'Mahabharat ka rann'."
Notably, the ethics panel has recommended the Lok Sabha Speaker to expel Moitra. She has been accused of seeking money for raising questions in the Parliament.
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The Ethics Committee's report which recommended the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra from Parliament in the "cash-for-query" case is listed for tabling in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Cash-for-query: ethics panel report on Mahua Moitra to be tabled today

The Ethics Committee's report which recommended the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra from Parliament in the "cash-for-query" case is listed for tabling in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

A report of the Ethics Committee which recommended the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra in a "cash-for-query" case is listed for tabling in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
The report was earlier listed in the agenda of the lower house for December 4 but was not tabled.
The revised list of business for Friday issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat has listed the Ethics Committee report as agenda item number 7.
Various opposition members have insisted that there should be a discussion on the recommendations before a decision is taken on Moitra.
"If the report is tabled, we would insist on a full-fledged discussion as the draft was adopted in two-and-a-half minute," BSP MP Danish Ali told reporters on Thursday.
At a meeting on November 9, the committee headed by Vinod Kumar Sonkar adopted its report recommending Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha over the "cash-for-query" allegation.
Six members of the panel, including Congress MP Preneet Kaur who had earlier been suspended from the party, voted in favour of the report. Four members of the panel belonging to opposition parties submitted dissent notes.
The opposition members termed the report a "fixed match" and said the complaint filed by BJP Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey, which the panel reviewed, was not supported by a "shred of evidence".
Moitra can be expelled only if the House votes in favour of the panel's recommendation.
The Winter Session of Parliament began on Monday and is scheduled to continue till December 22.&nbsp;
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TMC MP Mahua Moitra slammed the BJP's Giriraj Singh for his "thumka" comment on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Moitra called it a misogynistic comment against the only woman chief minister of India.

'Shameless BJP minister': Mahua slams Giriraj over 'thumka' comment on Mamata

TMC MP Mahua Moitra slammed the BJP's Giriraj Singh for his "thumka" comment on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Moitra called it a misogynistic comment against the only woman chief minister of India.

BJP minister Giriraj Singh is under fire for making a "misogynistic" comment on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
He apparently tried to mock Banerjee for performing 'thumkas' during an event with Bollywood stars on stage.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra slammed the BJP leader over what she called was a misogynistic comment against the only woman chief minister of India.
"Such shameless ministers can say such things against the only woman Chief Minister, that is why this is the condition of India. BJP Government and BJP ministers are all misogynist and patriarchal, and they dislike women," said Moitra.
Meanwhile, TMC MPs staged a protest, holding placards calling Giriraj shameless, inside the Parliament premises. They demanded his expulsion from the cabinet.
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Cash-for-question allegation: CBI files preliminary enquiry against Mahua Moitra

The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry which is the first step towards ascertaining if the allegations merit a full-fledged investigation.

The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on a reference from anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, officials said Saturday.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had approached the Lokpal with a complaint against Moitra over allegations of taking bribes to raise questions in Parliament.
&nbsp;Dubey had also accused Moitra of compromising national security for monetary gains.
The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha is also looking into the allegations against her.
The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry which is the first step towards ascertaining if the allegations merit a full-fledged investigation. If enough prima facie material is found during the PE, the CBI can convert it into an FIR.
Dubey had accused Moitra of asking questions in Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts.
Moitra has denied any wrongdoing.&nbsp;

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