Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, representing West Bengal’s Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency, took a jibe at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday through a social media post. She said “CBI looking very hard for my Hermes scarf and Bobbi Brown makeup.”
Stepping up her criticism of the central agency, Mahua added, “They will summon me next week, I believe. So looking forward to it! I’ll tell them every single detail of how Gautam Ad. and his lawyers set up this fake case. Yummy!”
Her remarks come as opposition parties intensify their efforts to corner the Modi government in Parliament over the ‘Ad. indictment’ issue during the ongoing winter session.
Yesterday, taking aim at the Ad. Group, Mahua reposted her January 2023 tweet in which she had discussed investigations into TotalEnergies for allegedly obtaining contracts without a tender.
Reposting her old tweet, she commented, “Please see my Jan 2023 and Dec 2019 tweets about TotalEnergies. Gautam Ad. uses the same playbook for all whistleblowers, whether in Kenya or India—bully, intimidate, file fake cases, and pay media for false campaigns.”
CBI raid at Mahua’s home
Notably, in March this year, the CBI conducted a raid at Mahua Moitra’s residence in South Kolkata as part of the “cash-for-query” investigation. During the probe, it was reportedly found that Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranand. had gifted Mahua a Hermès scarf in 2018 and Bobbi Brown makeup kits. Additionally, the Lok Sabha MP had allegedly “unauthorisedly” shared her login credentials with him.
TotalEnergies investments into Ad. Group
Meanwhile, French oil major TotalEnergies announced on Monday that it has halted new investments in the Ad. Group. The company stated it had not been informed of any investigation into the alleged corruption scheme.
