The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query probe. The case has been registered on the basis of FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against TMC leader, as per the reports.
This action follows Moitra's failure to appear for questioning at the ED's Delhi office after being summoned. Alongside businessman Darshan Hiranandani, Moitra had received an ED summons regarding a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violation case. Earlier, the CBI had conducted raids at her premises following directives from the Lokpal based on allegations by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.
Mahua Moitra faced expulsion from the Lok Sabha in December after an Ethics Committee report found her responsible for accepting gifts and unlawful favors to pose questions against the government. Her party has chosen to field her again in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Krishnanagar seat in West Bengal.