Mahua Moitra 'Cash for Query Case': Ethics Panel Report in Parliament Today

The fifth day of the Winter Session of the Parliament on Friday, 8 December, is expected to be a story affair with a report of the Parliament's Ethics Committee formed to probe the 'cash for query' case against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra is scheduled to be tabled in the Lok Sabha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday had issued a whip to all its memberes to be present in the house in a bid to register protests on the matter.

The panel had earlier recommended the expulsion of Moitra from the Parliament. The report will be tabled by committee member Aparajita Sarangi.

What the case: The committee is investifgating allegations levelled by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s allegations that Moitra accepted bribes and favours for asking questions in the Lok Sabha from businessman Darshan Hiranandani, who claimed that Moitra had given him access to her Parliament ID and password to post questions on her behalf.

Moitra had rejected the allegations during her questioning by the commitee.

The complainant in the matter was advocate Jai Dehadrai who is reported to be a former friend of Moitra's.

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