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Government convenes all party meet on December 2 ahead of Winter session

All-party meet on December 2 ahead of Winter session of Parliament (Dec 4-22). Government keen to pass key bills, incl. Ethics Committee report on TMC MP Mahua Moitra, IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act, and CEC/ECs bill. Opposition and former CECs protested latter bill.

The Hindu

CBI studying complaint sent by Lokpal against Mahua Moitra

Clarifying that no preliminary inquiry has been instituted against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra so far, a source said the agency is currently examining the Lokpal reference related to certain questions raised by her in the Lok Sabha.

The Hindu

No official orders, but Lok Sabha cuts access to questions portal for staff of MPs

Ahead of Winter Session, access to questions portal restricted to Lok Sabha MPs only; Rajya Sabha process continues as before. No official orders issued; fall-out of alleged 'cash-for-query' episode. Portal upgraded on Aug 1; MPs and their staff had log-in credentials.

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BJP planning to expel Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee warns BJP of consequences if they expel MP Mahua Moitra. She also defends her party's scam-tainted leadership, vowing to arrest 8 BJP leaders if 4 TMC MLAs are arrested. She cautions her party supporters to keep an eye on the situation and warns her political opponents of same…

The Hindu

Adani Group adviser on government expert panel raises eyebrows

Opposition parties attack Modi government for appointing Janardhan Chaudhary, an employee of Adani Group, to Environment Ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee. TMC MP Mahua Moitra and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi question conflict of interest

The Hindu

Grit and glamour: how Mahua Moitra shook up the misogyny and hypocrisy of Indian politics

A divorcee who likes a glass of wine and a pair of Ferragamo shoes, the opposition MP has become a target for character assassination for Narendra Modi’s conservatives. But she hits back twice as hard

The Guardian - UK

Over the top: On Mahua Moitra and panel’s disqualification recommendation

Neither the process nor the conclusions of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee in the case involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra are grounded in any decipherable principle

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Letters to The Editor — November 11, 2023

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The Hindu

Mahua Moitra writes to Lok Sabha Speaker on leak of Ethics Committee’s report

She also points out the conflict of interest in Adani Group-owned channel accessing the report before its adoption; Trinamool MP also mentions ‘inaction’ by the Speaker’s office

The Hindu

Just helped me double 2024 winning margin: Mahua Moitra on Ethics panel report

Mahua Moitra, TMC MP, said she will return with a bigger mandate in 2024 after Ethics Committee recommended her expulsion from Lok Sabha in "cash-for-query" matter. She called it a "kangaroo court" & "monkey business" & said the crisis helped her double her 2024 winning margin. Six members of panel…

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Trinamool says Mahua is competent to fight the battle on her own; Supreme Court attains full strength as case log nears 80,000, and more

From, Trinamool backs Mahua Moitra, to, U.K. Home Secretary Braverman accuses police of bias, read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.

The Hindu

‘Total breakdown of all rules’: Moitra writes to Birla over NDTV’s ‘access’ to LS panel’s draft

In a letter to the Lok Sabha speaker, Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Thursday said that NDTV’s coverage of the parliamentary ethics panel’s recommendation to expel her was a “total breakdown of all due process and rules of the Lok Sabha”.

Newslaundry

Trinamool backs Mahua Moitra, says she is competent to fight the battle on her own

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee says Mahua Moitra is competent to fight her battle and he raises questions on why no action is being taken against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha ethics panel recommends disqualification of Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra

The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee has recommended the expulsion of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha due to cash for query allegations.

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Dynamite News

Ethics Committee findings leak is breach of Parliament, alleges Mahua Moitra

Mahua Moitra stated that this is totally a breakdown of the rules of the Lok Sabha. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

Ahead of key ethics panel meet, its ‘expulsion’ move against Mahua on front pages

Days after TMC leader Mahua Moitra and opposition MPs stormed out of the meeting of the Parliamentary ethics committee, the panel is said to have recommended her expulsion from the Lok Sabha. The panel is probing the cash-for-query allegations against her, and Mahua had slammed the panel chairperson’s line of…

Dynamite News

Cash for Query row: "CBI probe ordered against Mahua Moitra" claims BJPs Nishikant Dubey

Earlier, Dubey lodged a complaint with the Lokpal against the Trinamool Congress leader on October 21. Read further on Dynamite News

The Hindu

Cash-for-query row | Lokpal has ordered CBI probe against Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra: BJP MP

This comes days after the Nishikant Dubey accused Mahua Moitra of asking questions in the Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group and PM Narendra Modi at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts.

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The Hindu

Mahua Moitra case | Meeting of Lok Sabha's Ethics Committee postponed to Nov 9

Lok Sabha Ethics Committee postpones meeting to consider draft report on cash-for-query allegations against TMC MP Mahua Moitra to Nov 9.

Dynamite News

Cash for query row: Lok Sabha's Ethics panel to adopt draft report on November 7

Opposition members raised questions over the line of questioning and alleged that "personal questions" were posed to the Trinamool Congress MP. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Letters to The Editor — November 4, 2023

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The Hindu

TMC MP Mahua Moitra playing victim card over Ethics panel deposition: BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi

BJP MP Sarangi accuses Moitra of creating "fake narrative" & "playing victim card" after her walkout from Ethics Committee meeting. Sarangi refutes Moitra's allegations, saying her behaviour was "beyond all limits of decency". Moitra wrote to Speaker protesting her treatment, comparing it to Draupadi's disrobing.

The Hindu

I was asked who I speak to at night and which hotels I stayed in and with whom in the last five years: Mahua Moitra

TMC MP Mahua Moitra walked out of a Lok Sabha Ethics Committee meeting, alleging inappropriate questioning by the chairman, BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar. She was called to present her defense in a "cash for query" allegation. Moitra spoke to The Hindu about the incident.

The Hindu

Cash-for-query row | Subjected to humiliating questions at Lok Sabha ethics panel hearing: Mahua Moitra

TMC MP Moitra subjected to humiliating Qs at Ethics Committee hearing on "cash-for-query" allegations. Opp MPs staged walkout in protest. Moitra claims irrelevant Qs asked about her personal life & chairperson reading from pre-written script. She thanked Opp MPs for standing up.

Newslaundry

‘Vastraharan, witch-hunt of the worst kind’: How did front pages cover Mahua Moitra’s walkout?

Yesterday was a hectic day for the media in Delhi. Reporters and camera crews camped out for hours at the Enforcement Directorate office in New Delhi’s Parivartan Bhawan, waiting for the arrival of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who had been summoned by the central agency for questioning in the…

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