The ethics committee of the Lok Sabha has recommended that Mahua Moitra, the Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from West Bengal, be expelled from Parliament for what it describes as a serious misdemeanour on her part and contempt of the House.
The main charge against her is that she shared her log-in details and password given to her to raise questions in Parliament with a Dubai-based businessman, who used these to send questions to the Lok Sabha in her name. The crux of the charge is that Moitra allowed the businessman to misuse her access for potential promotion of his business interests. The ethics committee met for two days, found her guilty and called for her expulsion.
The ethics committee of the Lok Sabha, as the name suggests, is mandated to deal with the unethical conduct of MPs and recommend punishment.
As of today, no definition of "unethical conduct" exists. The committee looks into the nature of the conduct and decides whether it is unethical or not.
The cases examined by the ethics committee so far - they are not many-show that it has dealt with minor deviations from general norms of conduct. Punishments have varied depending on the seriousness of such deviations: Admonition, reprimand and suspension from the sittings of the House for a certain period are usually recommended. In the history of the ethics committee of the Lok Sabha, it has never recommended the expulsion of an MP from the House.
Expulsion from Parliament is a very serious punishment since it deprives the people of the constituency of the expelled MP the right and opportunity to represent themselves in the House.
Bu hikaye Hindustan Times dergisinin November 14, 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye Hindustan Times dergisinin November 14, 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
Palestinian PM Resigns Citing 'New Reality' Of War In Gaza
The United States and other powers have called for a reformed Palestinian Authority to take charge of all Palestinian territories after the end of war
Future Perfect: The Kids Are All Right
Gill and Jurel hold out promise by simplifying a challenging chase to help India seal series
Akshay feels 'blessed' to have worked with OG Ramayan cast
Director Akshay K Agarwal shot a music video, Humare Ram Aaye Hai, with the cast of the 1987 TV show, Ramayanactors Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia and Sunil Lahri - in Ayodhya recently.
Musk's firm gets nod for Sat Net; joins Jio, Bharti
Starlink, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has been allowed to offer satellite broadband services in India, two officials aware of the development said.
A temple, 169 years in the making
Through decades of design and reworks, hurdles in engineering and construction, HT pieces together how the grandeur of the Ram Temple was reclaimed
'Political interference' forces Vihari to quit Andhra cricket
After Andhra bowed out of the Ranji Trophy at the quarter-final stage with a four-run defeat to Madhya Pradesh in Indore on Monday, senior batter Hanuma Vihari launched a scathing attack on the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), saying he will never turn up for the state again.
Shafali, Kapp lead Capitals to a 9-wicket win over Warriorz
A blazing fifty by Shafali Verma (64₹, 43 balls) helped Delhi Capitals make a mockery of a target of 120 and open their account in the second edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL).
Making 'unbelievable things believable', the Ayhika way
The India No. 7 was an inspired pick for the world team event and she repaid the faith, beating the Chinese world No.1
'Connected TVs to reach 45 mn by 2024-end in India'
With improvement in broadband penetration, Indian households are increasingly opting for connected or addressable TVs.
India chip strategy makes progress as $21 billion in proposals received
The Indian government, after years of watching from the sidelines of the chips race, now has to evaluate $21 billion of semiconductor proposals and divvy up taxpayer support between foreign chipmakers, local champions or some combination of the two.