New Delhi: BJP’s Nishikant Dubey levelled serious allegations against fellow-Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra of Trinamool Congress (TMC), accusing her of accepting cash and gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to ask question in Parliament.
Dubey wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday, seeking an inquiry against Moitra and her immediate suspension from the House.
Moitra responded by saying that the CBI is welcome to investigate her “right after they finish investigating Adani’s offshore money trail, over-invoicing, benami account.”
Dubey, citing research work by an advocate, said that out of Moitra’s recent 61 questions, 50 “shockingly seek information, with the intent of protecting or perpetuating business interests of Shri Darshan Hiranandani and his company. The questions were also often focused on the Adani Group, another business conglomerate, Hiranandani Group was bidding for business against.”
Dubey went on to write that whenever there is a Parliament session, “the shouting brigade of All India Trinamool Congress, led by Smt Mohua Moitra and Shri Saugata Roy, are in habit of disrupting the proceedings of the House, by their continued abuses on each and everybody, on one pretext or the other. I, along with several other Members of Parliament, were always perplexed, as to why this ‘shouting brigade’ of TMC led by Smt Mahua Moitra, indulges in such tactics, which infringes on the constitutional rights of other members, to debate and discuss the issues of common people and policies of the Government.”
“Now, with the unmasking of quid pro quo in the form of ugly and deliberate motive of Smt Mahua Moitra, to raise money from a businessman in lieu of asking questions in Lok Sabha, targeting another business group, it has become amply clear that the edifice of ‘morality’ being exhibited by Smt Mahua Moitra was nothing but a ‘Machiavellian Camouflage’ for committing a crime by entering into a criminal conspiracy and at the same time enjoying the title give to Smt Mahua Moitra as a ‘firebrand Member of Parliament’, which is nothing but a sham,” the letter stated.
Moitra slammed the Adani Group for trying to shut her up.
“If Adani group is relying on dodgy dossier created by dubious Sanghis & circulated by fake degree wallahs to either shut me up or bring me down, I would advise them not to waste their time. Use your lawyers wisely,” the MP from Krishnanagar, West Bengal, replied in series of tweets.
“Also welcome @CBIHeadquarters enquiry into my alleged money laundering right after they finish investigating Adani’s offshore money trail, over invoicing, benami accounts. Adani may use BJP agencies to browbeat competition & buy airports but just try doing it with me,” Moitra added.
Earlier on Sunday, a photo of Moitra raising a toast with Shashi Tharoor went viral and invited various reactions. The MP said Bengal’s women have a life and there is no lie.
