Party to decide action on Moitra after ethics panel proceedings

In its first official statement on the cash-for-query allegations against party lawmaker Mahua Moitra, the Trinamool Congress said on Sunday that "appropriate action" will be taken after the matter is investigated in a parliamentary forum.

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Moitra is accused of taking expensive gifts in lieu of allowing Darshan Hiranandani of H-Energy to post parliamentary questions directly on her behalf.

The Lok Sabha's ethics panel has called Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Nishikant Dubey and Moitra's former friend Jai Anant Dehadrai on October 26 to depose before the committee.

Dehadrai, who has lodged a separate complaint with the CBI against Moitra, was also quoted by Dubey in his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

For the past seven days, the Trinamool maintained silence on the issue.