Sources informed The Daily Guardian on Thursday that the Ethics Committee’s report, recommending the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra in a ‘cash-for-query’ case, is expected to be presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Earlier the report was listed in the agenda of the lower house for December 4 but was not tabled.
Meanwhile, various opposition members have insisted that there should be a discussion on the recommendations before a decision is taken on Moitra.
BSP MP Danish Ali told reporters, ‘If the report is tabled, we would insist on a full-fledged discussion, as the draft was adopted in two-and-a-half minutes.’
On November 9, the committee headed by Vinod Kumar Sonkar, at a meeting, adopted its report recommending Moitra’s expulsion from the Lok Sabha over the ‘cash-for-query’ allegation.
Sources revealed that six members of the panel, including Congress MP Preneet Kaur, who had earlier been suspended from the party, voted in favor of the report. Four members of the panel belonging to opposition parties submitted dissent notes.
However, 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.’ As per rules, Moitra can be expelled only if the House votes in favor of the panel’s recommendation. The Winter Session of Parliament began on Monday and is scheduled to continue until December 22.
