NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for questioning in a case of FEMA contravention, while another TMC leader Deepak Adhikari was asked to appear before the agency in a separate case, official sources said Thursday.
While the 49-year-old Moitra has been asked to depose on February 19 at ED’s Delhi office, Adhikari is expected to appear before it on February 21.
According to TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh, “The ED summoned Dev soon after he announced that he will contest the Ghatal seat. This would not have happened had he given in to pressure and contested for BJP.”
For Moitra, sources said that her statement will be recorded under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act once she deposes.
Moitra is being probed by the CBI too and it is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against her on the reference from the Lokpal.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had accused Moitra of asking questions in the 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. In December, Moitra was expelled from Lok Sabha. Moitra has denied any wrongdoing.