Mahua Moitra's lawyer withdraws from defamation case for 'playing role of mediator'

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's lawyer withdrew from a defamation case filed by her over allegations that she took bribes to ask questions in parliament after a dramatic 'conflict of interest' claim in court on Friday. The next hearing will be on October 31.

This came after Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai, who provided 'evidence' to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against Moitra, told the Delhi High Court that senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for the Trinamool leader, had approached him to drop the CBI complaint against her.