Mahua Moitra

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TMC ‘looted’ Rs 3,000 cr from poor: Modi

Says will ensure money is returned to poor

28 Mar 2024 1:20 AM

Security personnel and other officials during a CBI raid at TMC MP Mahua Moitra's election office at Krishnanagar, in Nadia district, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (PTI Photo)

CBI Raids Mahua Moitra’s Home in Kolkata

This came a day after the CBI booked Moitra on the orders of the Lokpal

24 Mar 2024 12:42 AM

TMC leader Mahua Moitra with other opposition leaders after being expelled by the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The Lok Sabha on Friday expelled Moitra after holding her guilty of sharing her credentials with others and accepting gifts from a businessman to extend favours. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

AA Edit | Mahua Moitra's expulsion from LS is hard to justify

It remains a mystery how the ethics committee of the Lok Sabha has come to such a conclusion.

11 Dec 2023 12:05 AM

TMC MP Mahua Moitra with other opposition leaders after being expelled by the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (PTI)

Mahua expelled for ‘cash for questions’ scam

Moitra alleged that the parliamentary panel was being weaponised by the government to force the Opposition into submission

09 Dec 2023 12:48 AM

Trinamul Congress MP Mahua Moitra. (Photo: Twitter)

Will Be Back With Bigger Mandate: Moitra

Moitra also received support from Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Chowdhury who slammed the BJP’s push for her expulsion from the House

11 Nov 2023 1:08 AM

AA Edit | Crime and punishment in Mahua Moitra saga

It is no defence that other MPs may also be using aides to log in and record questions.

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM

TMC MP Mahua Moitra arrives to appear before Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, at Parliament House complex, in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Mahua’s walkout does not exactly serve her cause

The difficulty posed by a walkout from the ethics panel hearing lies in whether such a panel can come to any conclusion ex-parte

03 Nov 2023 12:21 AM

TMC MP Mahua Moitra speaks with the media, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. (Image: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Ethics, politics and the art of lobbying, wooing voters

The tale is not the alleged cash that Mahua Moitra received; the tale is of two legislators

01 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

Mahua Moitra seen holding her Louis Vuitton bag. (Photo: Twitter)

Shobhaa De | Parliament’s Bag Ladies and India’s meme stakes

Mahua Moitra’s bag replaced Ranveer Singh’s butt in the meme stakes this week.

06 Aug 2022 12:24 AM

Anita Katyal | Cabinet rejig may follow V-P polls; fiery Mahua paints herself into corner

Trinamul Congress insiders maintained Ms Moitra’s big mistake is that she sees herself as another Mamata Banerjee

10 Jul 2022 12:32 AM

Members of BJP Mahila Morcha stage a protest demonstration in front of Bowbazar Police Station demanding immediate arrest of TMC MP Mahua Moitra for her remarks on Goddess Kali, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)

TMC plans action on Mahua amidst Kali remarks row

TMC plans to issue a showcause notice to her after denouncing her comments on Goddess Kali, which has led to a major controversy

07 Jul 2022 9:04 AM

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Pawar struggle over Speaker’s post; Mahua’s fall from grace

Is Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar deliberately delaying the election of a new Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly?

09 Jan 2022 12:37 AM

In her defamation complaint Moitra had said that her June 25 speech was inspired by a holocaust poster in a United States museum, containing 14 signs of early fascism and that she had 'clearly attributed' the source as she stated that the signs were taken from the said poster. (Photo: File)

HC sets aside stay on Mahua Moitra's defamation complaint proceedings

The order had come on an application moved by Chaudhary seeking perjury action against the MP for allegedly concealing relevant facts.

17 Oct 2019 6:35 PM

The Trinamool MP immediately responded that she can fight her case. 'I will not take it back. (Photo: ANI)

Centre uses troll Army and runs propaganda machinery to attack Opp: Mahua Moitra

Meenakshi Lekhi (in the Chair) also read out the rule that no Parliamentarian can make allegations without substantiating it.

24 Jul 2019 2:29 PM

She said Aadhaar was meant to provide services to the poor and was never meant to provide data. (Photo: File)

‘Can't have cart before horse’: Mahua Moitra attacks Aadhaar over privacy

‘This bill strikes at the very heart of the primacy of an individual, and privacy of an individual's data,’ Moitra said.

04 Jul 2019 8:35 PM

TMC MP Mahua Moitra said that the bill violates Supreme Court judgment and lacks transparency. (Photo: File)

Aadhar bill lacks transparency: TMC MP Mahua Moitra in LS

She said that Addhar was meant to provide services to the poor and was never meant to provide data.

04 Jul 2019 4:39 PM

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday submitted a breach of privilege motion against Zee TV and its editor Sudhir Chaudhary for allegedly falsely reporting her maiden address in the Lower House of Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

Mahua Moitra submits breach of privilege motion against Zee TV, Speaker disallows it

In her 'fascism' speech, Moitra lambasted the Modi government, which drew a lot of praise on social media.

04 Jul 2019 1:29 PM

India is ‘drunk’ on Mahua: A political star is born

The political nuance of “Vande Mataram” was not missed by political watchers, who read much more than a routine oath into their words.

29 Jun 2019 12:16 AM

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