Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Monday moved the Supreme Court against expulsion from Lok Sabha over 'cash-for-query' allegations. This development came three days after the TMC MP was expelled from the Lok Sabha. Her expulsion followed after the House adopted the report of its Ethics Committee that held her guilty of accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman Darshan Hiranandani to further his interest.
Moitra, who was not allowed to speak during the discussion inside the House, the TMC leader read out her statement outside the Lok Sabha. Mahua said the Ethics committee broke every rule.
"This LS has also seen the weaponisation of the Parliamentary committee. Ironically the Ethics Committee which was set up to serve as a moral compass for members instead it has been abused egregiously today to do exactly what it was never meant to do, which is to bulldoze the opposition and become another weapon to 'thok do' (crush) us into submission," Moitra said as quoted by news agency ANI.
Moitra's expulsion witnessed a massive outrage as the opposition staged a walkout after the Lok Sabha adopted the motion to expel the TMC leader. The expelled Lok Sabha MP said she will continue her fight inside and outside the Parliament. Mahua went on further saying that she has been found guilty of breaching a code of ethics that 'does not exist'.
"I am 49 years old and for the next 30 years, I will fight you inside the Parliament and outside; in the gutter and on the streets...We will see the end of you...This is the beginning of your end...We're going to come back and we're going to see the end of you," she added.
(With Inputs From ANI)