“I am not being allowed to speak in Parliament. Mahua expressed her grievances outside Parliament in front of the media and presented her case. Watch the video.”
New Delhi : In a pivotal development during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, the Ethics Committee’s report on Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in an alleged “cash-for-query” case is set to be tabled in the Lok Sabha today. As the Parliament reconvenes for Day 5 of the Winter Session, Chairperson Vinod Kumar Sonkar and Aparajita Sarangi are scheduled to present the First Report (available in Hindi and English versions) of the Committee on Ethics.
The Ethics Committee, prompted by allegations from BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, concluded its investigation and adopted a 500-page report on November 9. The report recommends Moitra’s expulsion from the 17th Lok Sabha, citing her purportedly “highly objectionable, unethical, heinous, and criminal conduct.” The draft report received a 6:4 majority in the panel last month.
According to sources, the draft report reveals that Moitra visited the UAE four times between 2019 and 2023, with her member portal login credentials accessed on 47 occasions from Dubai. The TMC has advocated for Moitra to be given an opportunity to present her defense.
In other legislative proceedings, Union Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is set to move the Post Office Bill, 2023, for consideration and passage in the Lower House. The Bill, having already been passed in the Rajya Sabha, aims to consolidate and amend the law related to Post Offices in India.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce a Bill authorizing the payment and appropriation of certain sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for the financial year 2023-2024.
Several private member bills are also on the agenda for discussion in the Lok Sabha. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi proposes a bill titled “Remote Biometric Surveillance (Prohibition) Bill, 2021,” aimed at protecting the right to privacy by prohibiting technologies employing facial recognition and remote biometric surveillance.
DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi seeks to introduce the “Climate Change (Mitigation and Adaptation) Bill, 2022,” aiming to establish a National Climate Change Authority for effective climate change mitigation and adaptation.
BJD MP Pinaki Misra will present the “Prohibition and Eradication of Bullying in Schools Bill, 2023,” addressing the issue of bullying in educational institutions.
Furthermore, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has moved an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on the alarming air quality in Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party has issued a three-line whip, instructing its members to be present in the House.
In preceding sessions, the Lok Sabha passed a Bill establishing a Central Tribal University in Telangana and two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir – the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
The Winter Session, which commenced on December 4, is scheduled to conclude on December 22.
“I am not being allowed to speak in Parliament. Mahua expressed her grievances outside Parliament in front of the media and presented her case. Watch the video.”
