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Cash For Query Case: The tussle between TMC Leader Mahua Moitra and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over the “cash-for-query” row witnessed a further escalation as the latter on Saturday wrote to the Lokpal seeking an investigation into the action of Lok Sabha MP Moitra. "Filed a complaint with Lokpal today. Only Lokpal looks after the corruption of MPs and Ministers, CBI is its medium," he said in an X post in Hindi.

Dubey had earlier urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to constitute an "inquiry committee" to look into the charges against her. He also demanded immediate suspension from the House.

On Saturday, Dubey wrote on X, without naming Moitra, claiming that the Parliamentary IDs of an MP were opened from Dubai when the MP concerned was in India.

"An MP mortgaged the country's security for some money. Parliament IDs were opened from Dubai, at that time the alleged MP was in India. The NIC gave this information to the investigative agency. Do @AITCOfficial and the opposition still want to do politics," he said.

Hours after the TMC leader came out with a series of posts challenging the claims of the BJP leader and requesting the NIC to release related details in the matter.

"Request NIC to please release ALL details of MPs publicly to show they were physically present in place from where IDs were accessed by their PAs & researchers/interns/staff. Don’t use Fake Degree wala for leak, make this public NOW," she said.

Mahua, who represents the Krishnanagar constituency in West Bengal's Nadia, also claimed that she was aware of the impending raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the matter.

"Also got message about impending CBI raid. I am busy with Durga Puja. I invite CBI to come home & count my pairs of shoes. But first please file FiR into 13,000 crore coal money Adani stole from Indians," she said in her message.

Mahua questioned the chairman of the Ethics Committee of Parliament over the media interaction and asked how the affidavit by Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani reached different media houses. The Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee is looking into the complaint of Nishikant Dubey and has asked him to appear before it on October 26 for recording "oral evidence".

(With input from agencies)