Supreme Court to hear Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s plea today against Lok Sabha expulsion

The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea from TMC MP Mahua Moitra on January 3, challenging her recent expulsion due to accusations of unethical conduct, as per LiveLaw. The hearing will be overseen by Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. Moitra was ousted following an Ethics Committee verdict of guilty on the charges against her.

Earlier, Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai alleged that the TMC MP was spying on him. On December 29, Dehadrai wrote to CBI Director Praveen Sood and Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressing worry that Moitra might be using his phone number to track his whereabouts. He voiced concern over the serious nature of the issue, mentioning that individuals from Odisha were funding and backing those he had complained about to the CBI. ANI quoted Dehadrai underlining his resolve to fight, despite the risks involved.

In earlier allegations against Moitra, Home Minister Amit Shah indirectly accused her of sharing her parliamentary portal password with business individuals in exchange for gifts, a move supposedly backed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Moitra recently took to X (previously known as Twitter) to comment on the widespread lines at petrol pumps nationwide. She blamed the disorder on PM Modi's "rushed decision", referring to the truck drivers' protest against the new hit and run law under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita. She warned that if the government failed to resolve this issue promptly, ordinary citizens would suffer, with costs of daily essentials like vegetables, fruits and consumables likely to rise significantly.

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