Cash-for-query case: Mahua Moitra wants to 'cross-examine' Darshan Hiranandani

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The CEO of the real estate-to-energy group also claimed in his affidavit that Moitra had also provided him with her login credentials for the Parliament's official website so that he could "post the questions directly on her behalf.AgenciesTMC.

In the 'Cash-for-Query' scandal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has reportedly asked the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee to summon businessman Darshan Hiranandani so that she can "cross-examine" him..

This follows Darshan Hiranandani's claim in a signed affidavit, in which he admitted to having paid bribes to Moitra to target businessman Gautam Adani to "malign and embarrass" Prime Minister Narendra Modi..

"Given the seriousness of the allegations and in keeping with the principles of natural justice, it is imperative that I am allowed to exercise my right to cross-examine Shri Hiranandani," the Hindustan Times quoted Moitra as saying in the letter...

In a related development, Mahua Moitra Friday alleged that Vinod Sonkar, Chairman of the Parliament Ethics Committee, announced her summons date on live TV way before the official letter was emailed to her, adding that due to pre-scheduled constituency programmes, she wants more time to appear before the committee, reported ANI...

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