Mahua Moitra

1. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticizes Mahua Moitra amid the cash-for-query controversy.
2. Dubey shares Lok Sabha rules, highlighting the confidentiality of parliamentary questions and answers.
3. Emphasizes the importance of keeping details confidential until they are addressed in the House or the day’s Question Hour concludes.

New Delhi, Nov 23: Amid ongoing cash-for-query controversy, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticized Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, citing Lok Sabha rules. He shared excerpts from a government bulletin on parliamentary functions, emphasizing the confidentiality of questions and answers until they are addressed in the House or the Question Hour for the day concludes.

Dubey, using X (formerly Twitter), reminded Moitra of the potential consequences of breaching this confidentiality, highlighting the impact on stock markets, national security, and foreign relations.

Moitra faces allegations of allowing businessman Darshan Hiranandani to submit Parliament questions in exchange for money and gifts, a matter initially raised by Dubey. A complaint led to an inquiry by the Lok Sabha ethics committee, recommending Moitra’s expulsion.

Amid the probe, Hiranandani admitted using Moitra’s login details, describing it as a “crazy error of judgement.” Moitra, however, claimed there are no regulations against sharing login credentials.

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The shared snapshots by Dubey underscored that login details are exclusively for members and urged confidentiality until the Question Hour concludes.

Dubey criticized Moitra, labeling it an example of ‘chori aur seenazori’ (being defensive after wrongdoing) and suggesting she may not have been properly briefed by her personal assistant, Hiranandani.

In response to the controversy, the Lok Sabha Secretariat updated protocols for online portal access to post-Parliament questions. Personal assistants no longer have the option to post questions, only save them as drafts. Lawmakers must submit or file questions from their own accounts, altering the previous provision.