TMC leader Mahua Moitra on Tuesday lambasted BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who has accused her of taking bribes from industrialist Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in Parliament.
Dubey on his X handle shared a screenshot of the letter written by Union information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
In the letter, the minister promised Dubey that the National Informatics Centre will fully cooperate with the Lok Sabha committee on ethics.
The NIC is probing allegations of Moitra's parliament login credentials been accessed in Dubai.
While reacting to Vaishnaw's letter, Moitra posted on X, "Amused to hear of @AshwiniVaishnaw letter to Fake Degree Wala promising support in “probe” against me! Still waiting for @HMOIndia & @Ministry_CA to probe Farji Dubey’s illegal entry into airport ATC room last year with kids!"
Moitra was referring to a 2022 case involving Dubey at Jharkhand's Deoghar airport. On August 31 last year, he and fellow MP Manoj Tiwari were among nine people booked for allegedly barging into the Air Traffic Control (ATC) area and forcibly got clearance past sunset, even though the airport is yet to be cleared for night operations.
The incident took place when the nine people were on their way back to Delhi after meeting the family members of a minor girl who was burnt alive in Dumka.
Moitra had then taken a dig at Dubey on X, saying,"I know BJP’s SOP for bringing down opposition state governments involves chartered planes but does it now also include barging into ATC Control Rooms? Just asking".
Deoghar's deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri had claimed that the BJP leaders had reached the airport which was not yet fully functional, on a chartered plane and allegedly entered the ATC room. The pilot of the aircraft was allegedly pressurised for clearance though night landing is not allowed at the airport.
The Delhi Police later filed a zero FIR against Bhajantri on the charge of sedition and under the Official Secrets Act following BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s complaint.
