Anurag Kumar
New Delhi:Mani Shankar Aiyar, a veteran of the Congress, has accused the BJP-led central government of “double standards” in its handling of Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra and BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s alleged violations of parliamentary rules. In September, while Moitra was charged with cash-for-queries, Bidhuri had made objectionable statements about Danish Ali, a BSP member of parliament.
The former Union minister, who claimed democracy was in jeopardy, stated on Sunday that the current administration was applying different standards to the two incidents.
Safeguarding the essence of the Indian Constitution is imperative. It is essential that all three of our democratic pillars—the legislative, executive, and judicial—maintain their strength. They embody the essence of parliamentary democracy in addition to its physical structure. However, this is not occurring. “Why is the current administration at the Centre treating TMC’s Mahua Moitra and BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri differently, or applying double standards?” he asked at an event.
Moitra was called before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on the allegation that, in exchange for costly gifts and other inducements, she had disclosed the login credentials of her official account to businessman Darshan Hiranandani. On the basis of “evidence” provided by Moitra’s erstwhile friend Jai Anant Dehadrai, BJP member Nishikant Dubey has claimed that the businessman used her account to submit his own questions to Parliament regarding the Adani Group.
On November 2, Moitra appeared before the panel; she subsequently stormed out, alleging that Vinod Sonkar, the panel’s chairman, had posed her unethical queries. Sonkar, conversely, asserted that she addressed him with unparliamentary language. During the panel discussion, she avowed no culpability.
Strong criticism was directed at Bidhuri, a member of the BJP from South Delhi, for his “derogatory” remarks made against Ali in the Lok Sabha.
While Bidhuri was campaigning for the BJP, Moitra was compelled to appeal before the panel, according to Aiyar.
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“I must say that electorates will have to remain cautious and alert in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls… they must cast their votes in the 2024 polls after proper thought,” according to PTI.
Moitra had requested that she be summoned by the panel after November 5. In contrast, she was instructed by the tribunal to appear on November 2.
