Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, in a letter to the Ethics Committee, has said she was unable to appear on October 31st as ordered by the committee because of prior commitments. She also urged the committee to ensure that industrialist Darshan Hiranandani is summoned to present evidence to back his claims of extending pecuniary benefits to her. Without his deposition, she said, the committee will be akin to a “kangaroo court”.
Panel chief too eager
Ms. Moitra posted the letter on X, expressing her disappointment that the Chairman Ethics Committee and BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar had announced the summons for October 31st on live TV long before the official letter was emailed to her.
