Mahua Moitra gets fresh ED summons in forex case

In the fresh notice, she has been asked to appear at the ED office in Delhi on March 11. “Her statement will be recorded under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) once she deposes. Moitra is being investigated by the CBI too. It is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Moitra on the reference from the Lokpal,” an official said.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who had levelled the allegations against Moitra, had told The Indian Express earlier that the Lokpal had forwarded his complaint to the CBI for investigation.

On November 9, the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha adopted a draft report recommending her expulsion for “unethical conduct” and “serious misdemeanours.”

The Ethics Committee had examined Dubey and lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai regarding the complaint against Moitra.

Hiranandani, on the other hand, had in a sworn affidavit to the panel claimed that Moitra had provided him her Parliament login ID and password so that he could post the questions on her behalf.

The committee report said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in its report, had stated that the member portal of Moitra had been “operated 47 times” from the UAE between July 2019 and April 2023.

Moitra has denied wrongdoing and claimed she was being targeted as she had raised questions on the deals of the Adani Group.