Dubey, who has frequently sparred with Moitra, cited a letter from Jai Anant Dehadrai, an advocate, where he claimed that there was “irrefutable evidence” of “bribes” exchanged between her and Darshan Hiranandani, a business tycoon, to ask questions in Parliament.
“Since the instant episode is nothing but a re-emergence of ‘cash for query’ by Mahua Moitra, I humbly request your good self to constitute an inquiry committee, by following the past precedent,” Dubey wrote to the speaker in a reference to the disqualification of 10 members of LS in 2005 who had accepted money for raising questions. The MPs were disqualified within 21 days of the sting that exposed them. Dubey also requested that till an inquiry committee submitted its report, Moitra should be suspended from the House.
Moitra reacted immediately on X, claiming that she had been targeted for raising alleged favouritism to the Adani group and referring to her own charge about Dubey’s educational qualification. “If Adani group is relying on a dodgy dossier created by dubious Sanghis and circulated by fake degreewallahs to either shut me up or bring me down, I would advise them not to waste their time. Use your lawyers wisely,” she said.
She said multiple breaches of privileges were pending against “fake degreewala” and other luminaries. “Welcome any motions against me right after Speaker finishes dealing with those,” she said. She also wrote that ED and CBI officials should come to her doorstep after taking action against the Adani group.
The BJP MP claimed that Dehadrai, on the basis of research, had concluded that out of the 61 questions Moitra asked recently, 51 were meant to protect the business interests of Hiranandani and his company. He also claimed she would target the PM and the home minister as a cover for her “nexus” with the business group, and added that Dehadrai had backed his allegations by attaching relevant papers which were shared with the LS secretariat.
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