Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred the complaint
lodged by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against TMC Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra to
the Ethics Committee in the alleged cash for query scandal, sources said on
Tuesday.
The move comes on the heels of BJP MP Dubey writing to
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister of State (MoS) IT Rajeev
Chandrashekhar, accusing Mahua Moitra of receiving bribes from a prominent
businessman in lieu of questions and demanding that an inquiry committee be
instituted against her.
Dubey, in his letter, claimed that a Supreme Court
lawyer had levelled allegations of bribes received by the TMC MP from
businessman Darshan Hiranandani.
“…Allegations
against Mahua Moitra that were presented by an advocate of the Supreme Court to
the CBI and with my assistance to the Speaker of Lok Sabha. These allegations
include that she committed a criminal breach of trust, violated parliamentary
ethics, and acted in a manner that was detrimental to Bharat’s national
security,” Dubey wrote in his letter to the IT minister.
Dubey also wrote to the Lok Sabha Speaker, demanding
that an inquiry be formed against the TMC MP. He has also sought Moitra’s
suspension from the House pending the inquiry.
Responding to Dubey’s letter to Vaishnaw, the TMC MP
said she welcomed the probe as long as similar privilege notices against BJP
MPs were also looked into.
“All parliamentary work of MPs is done by PAs,
assistants, interns, and large teams. Respected Ashwini Vaishnaw please release
details of the location and login details of ALL MPs with CDRs. Please release
info on training given to staff to log in,” Moitra posted in response to Dubey’s
letter.
ANI
