NEW DELHI: Lokpal on Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register case towards Trinamool Congress chief Mahua Moitra in reference to the ‘cash-for-query’ row.The anti-corruption ombudsman has additionally requested the CBI to submit a report in six months. “We direct the CBI, under Section 20(3)(a) to investigate all aspects of the allegations made in the complaint, and submit a copy of the Investigation Report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order.The CBI shall also file periodical reports regarding the status of the investigation, every month,” the order mentioned.CBI is already conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations towards Moitra on the reference from the Lokpal.Mahua Moitra faces allegations of asking questions in Lok Sabha to focus on Gautam Adani on the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani. The TMC MP has denied prices of taking bribes and claimed she was being focused as she had raised questions on the offers of the Adani group.Nevertheless, she has admitted to sharing her parliamentary log-in particulars with Hiranandani, whom she referred to as her “friend.” Final yr,in a signed affidavit submitted to the Lok Sabha committee, businessman Hiranandani admitted to utilizing the TMC MP’s parliamentary login to ask questions concentrating on Adani. This was after the state-owned behemoth Indian Oil Company booked capability on the Gujarat-based conglomerate’s Dhamra LNG import facility in Odisha and never at his agency’s deliberate facility.
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