Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai on Thursday appeared before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee to submit oral evidence on his allegations of "Cash for Query' against TMC MP Mahua Moitra.
The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha on Thursday agreed that the allegations against TMC MP Mahua Moitra in the 'cash-for-query' are "very serious," sources said.
"The question is whether the propriety and dignity of Parliament will hold. It is a question of the dignity of Parliament," Dubey said, adding that the Ethics Committee is more worried than him.
The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha will call Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on October 31, over the cash-for-query allegations against her, the Chairman of Parliament Ethics Committee Vinod Sonkar said on Thursday.
When asked about Mahua's allegations that Dubey submitted a fake degree in his election nomination papers, the BJP MP said that there is only one answer and that is "Mahua Chor hai ki Nahi" (Is Mahua a thief or not?)"
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai will appear before the Committee for oral evidence in regard to the complaint filed by Dubey against TMC MP Mahua Moitra alleging that she has "a direct involvement in 'cash for query' in Parliament".
Replying to Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's remarks against him, Bharatiya Janata Party Member MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday said that the question is not about Adani, degree or theft, but about your corruption by misleading the country.
Businessman Darshan Hiranandani on Friday submitted a "sworn" and notarised affidavit to the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha, a day after he reportedly submitted a signed affidavit in the 'cash for query' allegations involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra
"There is no place for bribery in the parliamentary process. This matter is before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, which is doing its work. Let everything come before the committee; it will do its work; everything will be clear, "Pradhan told ANI.
Trinamool Congress (MP) Mahua Moitra on Friday welcomed the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee enquiry into the 'Cash for Query' scandal and said that she is ready to answer the questions of the panel when the Committee calls her.
TMC MP has also raised questions over the credibility of the affidavit that Hiranandani reportedly submitted to the Parliament Ethics committee, claiming that it is "neither on official letterhead nor notarised" and that the contents of the letter are "a joke."
The face-off between BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and TMC MP Mahua Moitra over his 'Cash for Query' allegations have taken a fresh turn. The businessman, Darshan Hiranandani, who was allegedly behind the said payoffs has for the first time responded in an affidavit. Sources say the affidavit ha