New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday appeared for her deposition before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee in relation to the alleged ‘Cash for Query’ accusation against her.
The committee, headed by BJP MP Vinod Sonkar and including members such as V Vaithilingam, Danish Ali, Sunita Duggal, Aparajita Sarangi, Parneet Kaur, Swami Sumedhanand, and Rajdeep Roy, commenced their deposition in the committee room.
Earlier on November 2, Mahua Moitra had in a letter to the ethics panel requested for a summons date after November 5 citing pre-scheduled Vijaya Dashmi programmes. The panel, however, asked her to appear before it today.
Moitra is facing ‘Cash for Query’ charges made by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey, who alleged that the Trinamool MP had taken bribes from Dubai-based businessman Hiranandani to raise questions in Parliament to target the Adani Group.
Dubey also wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, titled “Re-emergence of nasty ‘Cash for Query’ in Parliament”, seeking a probe into the matter. He also claimed that Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai had provided him with proof of alleged bribes.
The BJP MP and Supreme Court advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, the complainant in the case, had appeared before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on October 26 to provide oral evidence of their allegations.
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