Mahua Moitra
Govt will not pursue any action against Mahua Moitra over her Parliament remark on ex-CJI
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has decided not to pursue any action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra over her remarks in the Parliament on a former Chief Justice of India.
On Monday evening, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi had said a privilege motion could be moved against Mahua Moitra for her remarks - seen to target former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
The action would come under a rule that says that a member "shall not reflect upon the conduct of persons in high authority unless the discussion is based on a substantive motion drawn in proper terms."
However, legal options are in favour of Moitra as she spoke about a former judge and not a sitting one.
In response to no action against her, Moitra tweeted: "What? No action? Just when I was gearing up to fight the good fight."
What? No action?
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 9, 2021
Just when I was gearing up to fight the good fight! https://t.co/jOg6gwpgzJ
Earlier, putting out a defiant tweet, Moitra wrote: "It would be a privilege indeed if a breach of privilege motion is initiated against me for speaking the truth during India's darkest hour."
It would be a privelege indeed if a breach of privelege motion is initiated against me for speaking the truth during India’s darkest hour
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 8, 2021
Moitra's comments, which caused a furore in the Lok Sabha, were expunged as: "These remarks are against the judiciary."
The sacred cow that was the judiciary is no longer sacred. It stopped being sacred day a sitting CJI was accused of sexual harassment, presided over own trial, cleared himself & accepted a nomination to Upper House within 3 months of retirement replete with Z+ security cover pic.twitter.com/ODFn2pd2Z1
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 9, 2021
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