Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra caused an uproar in Lok Sabha on February 8. She raised the issue of a “former CJI” being accused of sexual harassment and then sitting on his own trial. Treasury benches vehemently opposed Moitra’s speech, saying a person of high authority could not be discussed like this without a prior notice and approval of the chair. As the Treasury demanded her remarks to be expunged, RSP member N K Premachandran, who was in the Chair, said they will be expunged if found objectionable. In her speech during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, Moitra lashed out at the government for making “hate & bigotry” a part of its narrative. She also alleged that the judiciary & the media have also “failed” the country. At this, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal & BJP MP Nishikant Dubey got up & objected to a former CJI being discussed in the House without a motion for the same being adopted. Watch the video to know more.
