Lok Sabha witnesses disruption after Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s remarks on Judge Loya’s death

Lok Sabha adjourns after Kiren Rijiju warns Mahua Moitra over remarks on Judge Loya's death, sparking controversy.

The Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed two adjournments after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju warned Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for her remarks about the death of a judge, the circumstances of whose death were examined and settled by the Supreme Court.

Participating in a debate on 75 years of the Indian Constitution, Ms. Moitra made a remark on Judge B.H. Loya’s death while targeting the BJP for alleged attempts to silence institutions and Opposition leaders critical of the government.

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Judge Loya’s death in 2014 had created a major row following a media report alleging foul play as he was hearing a politically sensitive case.

Mr. Rijiju said that the Judge Loya case was settled by the Supreme Court. “We will take appropriate parliamentary action. You cannot escape. You are setting a very wrong precedents,” he said.

BJP member Nishikant Dubey had first raised the issue after Ms. Moitra finished her speech and soon after Mr. Rijiju intervened.

This agitated the Opposition MPs, who trooped into the Well of the House and demanded an apology. In a post on X, reacting to Mr. Rijiju, Ms. Moitra said all those reporting that “Parliament Affairs Minster warned me — it is he who will face action for threatening me! His remarks to be deleted — not mine!”