Mahua Moitra house searched by CBI in cash-for-query case
The CBI on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of recently expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra from Parliament in multiple locations, including Kolkata, in connection with the alleged cash-for-query case. Teams of the central probe agency reached Moitra’s residence in Kolkata and other cities early on Saturday, informed about the search proceedings, and started the operation, they said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR against the former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP on Thursday on the directives of the Lokpal, which has instructed the agency to file a report within six months. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey filed a case against Mahua Moitra to Lokpal citing her illegal activities of accepting cash and gifts from industrialist Darshan Hiranandani to raise questions against industrialist Gautam Adani in Lok Sabha. Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December for “unethical conduct”.
The former MP has challenged her expulsion in the Supreme Court and will again be in the hustings during the upcoming general elections as a TMC candidate from the Krishnanagar seat in West Bengal. The Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, issued the directions to the CBI after receiving the findings of its preliminary inquiry into allegations made against Moitra by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
Dubey, BJP’s Lok Sabha member, alleged that Moitra had asked questions in the House in exchange for cash and gifts from Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani to mount an attack on industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others.
Allegations against Mahua Moitra surfaced after her rivalry started with her ex-friend/ partner young lawyer Jai Ananat Dehadrai. The young lawyer filed complaints against her in many forums about her accepting cash and expensive gifts from Dubai-based industrialist Hiranandani. The quarrel started over the ownership of their pet dog Henry. Later Darshan Hiranandani confessed and turned as Approver to a Parliament Panel about his deals with Mahua Moitra, who allowed him to operate her Parliament’ long in ID.[1]
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[1] Darshan Hiranandani turns approver. Says have given money and gifts to Mahua. Used her Parliament Email ID to ask questions against Adani – Oct 19, 2023, PGurus.com
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