BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on November 8 said the Lokpal has ordered a CBI probe against TMC MP Mahua Moitra on his complaint of alleged corruption by her.
This comes days after the BJP MP accused Ms. Moitra of asking questions in the Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts. The matter is being looked into by the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha.
Ms. Moitra has denied the charge of receiving any pecuniary benefit.
In a post on X, Mr. Dubey wrote, "On my complaint, Lokpal today ordered a CBI inquiry against accused Mahua Moitra for indulging in corruption at the cost of national security." However, there was no official word from the Lokpal.
LS Ethics panel to meet Thursday
The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha will meet on Thursday to adopt a draft report on the cash-for-query allegation against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had approached Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Ms. Moitra, accusing her of asking questions in Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts.
The 15-member committee has seven members from the BJP, three from the Congress, and one each from BSP, Shiv Sena, YSRCP, CPI(M) and JDU.
The committee is likely to take a grim view of the charges against Ms. Moitra, more so after she accused its chief Vinod Kumar Sonkar of asking filthy and personal questions to her in the last meeting before walking out in a rage along with opposition members.
There are indications that the committee may make a recommendation against Ms. Moitra in its report to Speaker Birla amid a possibility of dissent notes from opposition members.
So far, the draft report has not been circulated to the members of the committee, sources in the opposition said.
