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NEW DELHI: Lokpal on Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra under Section 20(3)(a) in connection with the ‘cash-for-query’ row.
The anti-corruption ombudsman has also asked the CBI to submit a report in six months.
“We direct the CBI, under Section 20(3)(a) to investigate all aspects of the allegations made in the complaint, and submit a copy of the Investigation Report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order.The CBI shall also file periodical reports regarding the status of the investigation, every month,” the order said.
CBI is already conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Moitra on the reference from the Lokpal.
Mahua Moitra faces allegations of asking questions in Lok Sabha to target Gautam Adani at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani. The TMC MP has denied charges of taking bribes and claimed she was being targeted as she had raised questions on the deals of the Adani group.
However, she has admitted to sharing her parliamentary log-in details with Hiranandani, whom she called her “friend.”
Last year,in a signed affidavit submitted to the Lok Sabha committee, businessman Hiranandani admitted to using the TMC MP’s parliamentary login to ask questions targeting Adani. This was after the state-owned behemoth Indian Oil Corporation booked capacity at the Gujarat-based conglomerate’s Dhamra LNG import facility in Odisha and not at his firm’s planned facility.
The anti-corruption ombudsman has also asked the CBI to submit a report in six months.
“We direct the CBI, under Section 20(3)(a) to investigate all aspects of the allegations made in the complaint, and submit a copy of the Investigation Report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order.The CBI shall also file periodical reports regarding the status of the investigation, every month,” the order said.
CBI is already conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Moitra on the reference from the Lokpal.
Mahua Moitra faces allegations of asking questions in Lok Sabha to target Gautam Adani at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani. The TMC MP has denied charges of taking bribes and claimed she was being targeted as she had raised questions on the deals of the Adani group.
However, she has admitted to sharing her parliamentary log-in details with Hiranandani, whom she called her “friend.”
Last year,in a signed affidavit submitted to the Lok Sabha committee, businessman Hiranandani admitted to using the TMC MP’s parliamentary login to ask questions targeting Adani. This was after the state-owned behemoth Indian Oil Corporation booked capacity at the Gujarat-based conglomerate’s Dhamra LNG import facility in Odisha and not at his firm’s planned facility.
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