The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday acknowledged that the company has initiated a probe into the cash-for-query allegations in opposition to Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.
“We’ve initiated an inquiry on orders of Lokpal. We’ve not registered a Preliminary Enquiry or FIR in opposition to Mahua Moitra as but,” CBI sources advised India Right this moment TV.
The CBI inquiry has been initiated in opposition to Moita primarily based on a grievance from BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who accused the TMC chief of taking a bribe from a businessman for “asking questions in Parliament”.
Earlier this month, the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, which probed the costs in opposition to the TMC chief, had adopted its report recommending the disqualification of Moitra from the Decrease Home. The report has been submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.