CBI begins probe against TMC's Mahua Moitra over cash-for-query complaint

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday stated that the agency has initiated a probe into the cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.

“We have initiated an inquiry on orders of Lokpal. We have not registered a Preliminary Enquiry or FIR against Mahua Moitra as yet," CBI sources told India Today TV.

The CBI inquiry has been initiated against Moita based on a complaint from BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who accused the TMC leader of taking a bribe from a businessman for "asking questions in Parliament".

Earlier this month, the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, which probed the charges against the TMC leader, had adopted its report recommending the disqualification of Moitra from the Lower House. The report has been submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.