After the Ethics Committee report on Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the report was adopted in two and a half minutes and no proper procedure was followed. He further stated that it is unfortunate to see that Parliament is being reduced to such a performance of political vendetta. Tharoor extended his support to Moitra and said that the conclusion of such a major punishment as the expulsion of a member without cross-examination of those who have made accusations is truly disgraceful.
"Incredibly inadequate report. It seems to have been adopted in two and a half minutes, according to one of the members. There has been no proper procedure followed, no attempt to cross-examine those who have made accusations, and at the same time, the conclusion of such a major punishment as the expulsion of a member—to arrive that without serious consideration is truly disgraceful. Opposition, all the INDIA Alliance parties are completely convinced that this is a travesty of justice; it would set a very undesirable precedent for the future. All of this suggests to us a political vendetta and not a judicially sustainable process. It is most unfortunate that Parliament is being reduced to such a performance of political vendetta."
The case pertains to the allegations levelled by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey that Moitra received bribes from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to target the Adani Group. Dubey wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to make these allegations..