ED summons TMC leader Mahua Moitra to appear before it on February 19 in connection with irregularities in the foreign exchange contravention case.
If sources are to be believed, Moitra has been asked to appear before the agency headquarters in Delhi with some documents related to some foreign investments.
The 29-year-old politician is being investigated by the CBI and it is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against her on the reference from the Lokpal
Moitra has been in controversy since BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused her of asking questions in the Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group and Prime Minister Modi at the behest of businessmen Darshan in exchange for gifts.
Dubey also accused Moitra of compromising national security for monetary gains. Moitra was expelled as a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from December 8 following the Ethics panel’s determination of her guilt in the ‘cash-for-query’ case. Moitra has denied wrongdoing and claimed she was being targeted as she had raised questions in the deals of the Adani Group.
Moitra had also approached SC challenging her expulsion from the lower house of Parliament in connection with the ‘cash-for-query’ allegations.
