Vinod Sonkar, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of Ethics on Friday informed that he has received an affidavit from the business Darshan Hiranandani regarding the 'Cash for Query' scandal which mentions the role played by TMC MP Mahua Moitra in this row.
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.
"Since we have waited for two years, we can wait for a few more days. If we do not get an appropriate response by October 31, Trinamool Congress will organise a larger movement from November 1. This time, Mamata Banerjee will lead the movement," Banerjee said.
Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai on Friday alleged that attempts were made towards him to withdraw his complaint registered at the Central Bureau of Investigation in the 'cash for query' scandal.
The Ethics Committee of Parliament has called BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, for oral evidence on October 26 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".
Ronaldinho inaugurated the Sreebhumi Durga Puja Pandal on Monday during a two-day visit to West Bengal. The 2002 FIFA World Cup winner received a warm welcome from fans at the Puja pandal in the city.
Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines for media coverage on Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other similarly placed suspects in the recruitment scam.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred the complaint lodged by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against the TMC's Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra, to the Ethics Committee in the alleged cash for query scandal, sources said on Tuesday.
Reacting to Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar's remark, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said that if a hostile nation can steal data from apps can't they steal India user data stored overseas.
Reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey's letter to Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, TMC MP Mahua Moitra asked the IT Minister to release location and login details of all MPs as the parliamentary work is handled by large teams consisting of assistants.
Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday weighed in on the alleged "cash for query" allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and said that it is "indeed shocking and shameful."
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday wrote a letter to Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister of State (MoS) IT Rajeev Chandrashekhar making "cash for query" allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and demanding an inquiry committee against