Cash-for-query case: Mahua Moitra to appear before Ethics Committee today
Mahua Moitra is scheduled to appear before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday, which is currently investigating 'cash for query' allegations. In a letter addressed to the committee prior to her appearance, Mahua confirmed her attendance for the hearing scheduled on November 2.
She has also requested permission to cross-examine both Darshan Hiranandani, the alleged 'bribe giver,' and Advocate Jai Dehadrai, the complainant in this case.
The allegations against Mahua Moitra revolve around claims of 'cash for query' made by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey.
Dubey has accused Moitra of accepting bribes from Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for raising questions in Parliament aimed at targeting the Adani Group.
Nishikant Dubey, a BJP MP, expressed his concerns to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in a letter titled «Re-emergence of nasty 'Cash for Query' in Parliament.» He called for an investigation into the matter, alleging that Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai had provided him with evidence of the alleged bribes.
On Wednesday, the Lok Sabha member from TMC publicly shared a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Ethics Committee, who is a BJP MP named Vinod Kumar Sonkar. Through her X handle, Moitra posted the two-page letter and expressed her viewpoint, stating, «Given that the Ethics Committee has chosen to disclose my summons to the media, I believe it is crucial for me to make my letter to the Committee public in advance of my upcoming 'hearing' tomorrow.»
In her letter, Moitra contended that Advocate Dehadrai had not presented any substantiating documentary evidence to support his accusations in either his written complaint or during his oral hearing.
«In keeping with the principles
