Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Monday lashed out at BJP for expelling her in the last Lok Sabha session. She said the party had to pay a heavy price for subduing her voice which led to the loss of 63 BJP MPs.
While speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Parliament, she said the BJP will not be able to treat the opposition the way they did in the last session.
Moitra also pointed out that last time she was silenced and not allowed to speak. "The ruling party paid a very heavy price for throttling the voice of one MP," she said. Moitra was expelled from the 17th Lok Sabha in December last year over the 'cash-for-query' case.
"In their attempt to silence me, the public silenced them, causing them to lose 63 MPs," she said.
"The BJP's 'raj tantra' has been reduced by the 'lok tantra' of this country. This is not a stable government. It depends on multiple allies who have a history of U-turns. We are 234 warriors this time, having walked on fire. You will not be able to treat us like last time," she was quoted by PTI.
Moitra also criticised the President's speech excluding the critical issues.
"There are six themes in the President's address. The budget for the North-East has increased four times, yet the word 'Manipur' is nowhere in the speech.
"The Prime Minister mentioned 'Muslim', 'madrassa', 'mutton', 'machhli' and 'mujra' but not 'Manipur' once during the campaigning. We don't need you to look East or act East. We need you to work East and, most importantly, embrace East," she said.
TMC MP also questioned the government on issues including women empowerment, bias at the Election Commission and abrogation of Article 370.
Moitra also criticised the government over its infrastructure projects. "You are sanctioning Rs 1.08 lakh crore for Vande Bharat Bullet Train Project. In Balasore last year, three trains collided as there was no 'kavach'; last week, in the train accident there was no 'kavach'. With the current level of funding, it will take 50 years for 'kavach' to be installed on all trains.
