Cash-for-query-row: CBI begins inquiry in Mahua Moitra case

CBI has initiated an inquiry into the cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on a reference from anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, sources said on Saturday. Officials informed that Lokpal had received a complaint from BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against Moitra alleging that she had taken bribes to raise questions in Parliament. He had also accused Moitra of compromising national security for monetary gains. There was no formal statement from either CBI or the Lokpal on the issue. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/h657Gin