NEW DELHI: In response to directives from the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR against former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday in the cash-for-query case, officials said.The Lokpal issued instructions to the CBI after reviewing the findings of the agency’s preliminary inquiry into allegations raised by … Read more
NEW DELHI: Wading into the controversy over her Trinamool Congress (TMC) colleague Kalyan Banerjee mimicking Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar, former MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday took a swipe at the vice-president, saying Dhankar is upset as he thinks he is “the only person entitled to make a mockery of his position”. In a social … Read more
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said if the method used to expel opposition MPs from the Parliament is applied on the ruling party, it will leave them with only a handful MPs in both Houses.Yadav’s statement came hours after Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha after the … Read more
If the House votes in favour of the resolution recommending Moitra’s expulsion, it would mark the end of the Trinamul leader’s stint in the current Lok Sabha, whose term expires in less than six months. Mahua Moitra To Be Expelled Today? Ethics Panel Report On Cash-For-Query Row Set To Be Tabled In Lok Sabha New … Read more
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who has been facing the heat of the ‘cash for query’ allegations, said on the second day of the Winter Session that she is not sure whether the Ethics Committee report, which suggested his removal from the House, will be placed in the House on Tuesday or not.“Let’s … Read more
NEW DELHI: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said that she was amused how the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, which is currently not functioning with a full-time chairman, referred the complaint to the CBI in connection with the ‘cash-for-query‘ case.“Amused to see how headless Lokpal with no full-time Chairman “referred” my case to CBI. RTI of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who is facing possible expulsion from Lok Sabha for allegedly seeking bribes to ask questions and sharing her Parliament log-in id with businessman Darshan Hiranandani, now seems to have the full backing of her party.On Monday, Mahua was given organisational responsibility in the party as she was appointed … Read more
NEW DELHI: The ethics committee of Lok Sabha, which is scheduled to meet on Thursday to adopt its draft report on the cash-for-query allegation against Mahua Moitra, is learnt have recommended that the Trinamool Congress MP be disqualified from the lower House.The decision, contained in a voluminous 500-page report that was circulated to members of … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who has accused Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra of taking bribes to ask questions in Parliament, on Wednesday claimed that a CBI probe had been ordered against her on his corruption complaint. “Lokpal has ordered CBI probe on my complaint against MP Mohua Moitra for indulging in corruption at the … Read more