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TMC MP Mahua Moitra betrayed the nation by sharing her login credentials with a UAE-based businessman, who paid her cash and gifts to ask questions in Parliament.
NEW DELHI: The report by the Ethics Committee of the Parliament has disclosed that Lok Sabha account of the TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who shared her login credentials with a real estate businessman Darshan Hiranandani, was accessed 47 times from the UAE between July 2019 and April 2023.
“The IP address, while logging into the login credentials, i.e., Members Portal and also operating the same from Dubai, United Arab Emirates on all the 47 occasions always remained the same, i.e., 94.200.247.138,” the ethics committee report has said.
The Ethics Committee Report has specifically mentioned that during her visits to Dubai, United Arab Emirates on four dates, i.e., on 7 November, 2021, 15 April, 2022, 20 November, 2022 and 11 August, 2023, when login credentials of Mahua Moitra were not operated/accessed which claims to establish that a separate entity had accessed her credentials.
Moitra, who frequently travelled to Dubai during this period, from January 1 2019 to September 30, 2023, did not use her account on four specific dates, indicating that someone else was using it and also raising concerns how the TMC MP compromised the credentials of the Parliament allegedly for a quid pro quo in a foreign country.
The report warns that this could have led or can lead to a cyber-attack, endangering national security and tampering with Parliamentary data.
“Transfer of login credentials to unauthorized elements could provide an opportunity to such elements to access the system leading to several potential hazards. First, given the threats that the country is facing from State and non-State cyber actors, such leakage of credentials could render the system vulnerable to serious cyber attacks and potentially disable the system entirely, thereby, crippling the functioning of the Parliament of India. Second, such elements could plant material into the system that could impact National Security by creating false documents or fake narratives, etc,” the report has said.
It also said that several bills, that were circulated in advance, could have been compromised.
“It has been explicitly informed by the Ministry of Home Affairs that several of the documents [as listed in the reply of Ministry of Home Affairs) are not available in the public domain. These include draft bills which are circulated in advance for the Members’ consideration. For instance, it is learnt that the J&K De-limitation Bill, 2019 was circulated in advance. This leads to the possibility of leakage of such sensitive material which could be exploited by inimical elements to the detriment of national security,”
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The report also says that Moitra took bribes from Hiranandani to raise questions targeting the Adani Group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She also demanded various favours from him, such as expensive luxury items, travel expenses, holidays, and support for renovating her official bungalow in Delhi. She also accepted gifts from him, such as a Hermes scarf, a Bobbi Brown lipstick and eye shadow, and a car.
Hiranandani has admitted these allegations in his affidavit, saying that he used Moitra to get support in other states ruled by the Opposition. He also said that Moitra shared her email ID as a Member of Parliament with him so that he could provide her with information, which she could then raise in Parliament.
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Moitra could face expulsion, jail, and a fine for her unethical conduct, breach of privileges, and contempt of the House. She could also be charged under the Information Technology Act for sharing her login credentials in a fraudulent or dishonest manner.
