CBI probe ordered against Mahua Moitra; ‘…count my shoes’, she responds
alleged cash-for-query case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey said on November 8. “Lokpal has today, on the basis of my complaint, ordered a CBI inquiry against accused Mahua Moitra for allegedly indulging in corruption that compromised national security," Dubey said on social media platform X. An official statement from the anti-graft panel was awaited by the time the preliminary reports emerged.
Also Read: ‘How did affidavit leak to media?’ asks Mahua Moitra, slams Ethics Committee amid 'cash for query' row Reacting to the media reports, Moitra said the central agency should first lodge cases against the alleged irregularities involving the Adani group, and then they are “welcome to come, count my shoes". "For media calling me- my answer: 1. CBI needs to first file FIR on ₹13,000 crore Adani coal scam.
2. National security issue is how dodgy FPI owned (inc Chinese & UAE) Adani firms buying Indian ports & airports with @HMOIndia clearance. Then CBI welcome to come, count my shoes (sic)," Moitra tweeted.
The development comes days after the TMC MP appeared before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee in connection to the case. She had walked out of the panel's proceedings, accusing it of asking “filthy questions". The alleged cash-for-query case emerged on October 15, after Dubey wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking an inquiry against Moitra, who has been accused by advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai of accepting bribe from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to raise questions targeting the Adani group.
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