LS Speaker refers ‘cash for queries’ complaint against TMC leader Moitra

As part of the suspected cash for enquiry scam, sources stated on Tuesday that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred the complaint made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against TMC member Mahua Moitra to the Ethics Committee.

The action follows BJP MP Dubey’s letter to Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union IT Minister, and Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Information Technology, in which he accused Mahua Moitra of accepting bribes from a well-known businessman in exchange for her silence and demanded the creation of an inquiry committee to look into her actions.

In his letter, Dubey asserted that a Supreme Court attorney had made accusations of payments paid by industrialist Darshan Hiranandani to the TMC MP. “Your good self may be aware of the accusations against Mahua Moitra that were made to the CBI and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha with my assistance by a Supreme Court of India lawyer.

These allegations include that she committed a criminal breach of trust, violated parliamentary ethics, and acted in a manner that was detrimental to India’s national security,” Dubey wrote in his letter to the IT minister. Dubey also wrote to the Lok Sabha Speaker, demanding that an inquiry be formed against the TMC MP.

He has also sought Moitra’s suspension from the House pending the inquiry.
Responding to Dubey’s letter to Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the TMC MP said she welcomed the probe as long as similar privilege notices against BJP MPs were also looked into.

“All parliamentary work of MPs is done by PAs, assistants, interns, and large teams. Respected Ashwini Vaishnaw please release details of the location and login details of ALL MPs with CDRs. Please release info on training given to staff to log in,” Moitra posted in response to Dubey’s letter.