The allegation made against Moitra by Dubey was that she purportedly asked questions in Parliament in exchange for gifts and cash from the Hiranandani group.
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Dubey has accused Moitra of taking “bribes” from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament and requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to constitute an “inquiry committee” to look into the charges against her
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has written a letter to Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw requesting him to investigate the “IP Address” of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s “Lok Sabha login credentials”.
Dubey has accused Moitra of taking “bribes” from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament and requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to constitute an “inquiry committee” to look into the charges against her.
In the letter addressed to Vaishnaw, Dubey said that the allegations made against Moitra were presented in front of the CBI by an advocate of the Supreme Court. He added that the allegations included a “criminal breach of trust, violating parliamentary ethics and acting in a manner that was harmful to the national security of the country”.
Underlining that “access to the Lok Sabha site might provide sensitive, possibly classified information,” the BJP MP urged Vaishnaw to treat the allegations seriously and initiate an investigation.
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Meanwhile, Moitra said all parliamentary work of MPs is done by PAs, assistants, interns, and large teams and requested the IT minister to release details of the location and login details of all MPs with CDRs.
All parliamentary work of MPs done by PAs, assistants, interns, large teams. Respected @ashwinivaishnaw please release details of location & login details of ALL MPs with CDRs . Please release info on training given to staff to login. pic.twitter.com/1Mz61LBjw3— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) October 16, 2023
A Supreme Court advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai sent a complaint to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on October 14, asking for lodging of a First Information Report (FIR) against Moitra on charges of corruption and money laundering. Dehadrai had submitted a copy of his complaint to Dubey as well as to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
The allegation made against Moitra by Dubey was that she purportedly asked questions in Parliament in exchange for gifts and cash from the Hiranandani group, and targeted the Prime Minister and Home Minister in an attempt to link them to the Adani group. Moitra had rubbished the claims.
In response to a query from Moneycontrol, the corporate group gave a statement saying, “These allegations have no merit. We have always been in the business of business and not in the business of politics.” The official spokesperson of the Hiranandani group further added, “Our group has always worked with the government in the interest of the nation and will continue doing so.”