CBI Opens Preliminary Probe into Allegations Against MP Mahua Moitra
• CBI begins preliminary probe against Mahua Moitra based on Lokpal's directions • Probe initiated after complaint by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and SC lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai • Dehadrai alleged Moitra took bribes from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in Parliament • Hiranandani claimed in affidavit that Moitra wanted to attack PM Modi by targeting Gautam Adani • Ethics Committee report adopted recommending Moitra's expulsion for accepting "illegal gratifications" • Mamata Banerjee said expulsion will make Moitra more popular and she will hold press conferences daily