ED summons TMC's Mahua Moitra on Feb 19 in connection with FEMA violation case

ED summons TMC's Mahua Moitra on Feb 19 in connection with FEMA violation case

Former TMC MP Mahua Moitra has been summoned by Enforcement Directorate for questioning on February 19 in connection with FEMA violation case.

The 49-year-old politician has been asked to depose on February 19 at the central agency’s office in Delhi.

Her statement will be recorded under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) once she deposes, reported PTI.

Moitra is being probed by the CBI too and it is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Moitra.

BJP Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey had accused Moitra of asking questions in Lok Sabha to target the Adani Group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts.

He had also accused Moitra of compromising national security for monetary gains.

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

The former TMC MP was held guilty of “unethical conduct” and expelled from Lok Sabha on December 8 last year for allegedly accepting gifts Hiranandani and sharing her user ID and password of the Parliament website with him.

“Neither has Lok Pal uploaded any referral order on website as per Lokpal Act & nor has CBI put out anything official. ‘Sources’ telling journos as per usual media circus. Hope Rs 13,000 crore Adani coal scam merits CBI PE before my witchhunt,” Moitra had said on X platform in November.