Cash-for-query: 'no fear, no favour,' says businessman on affidavit against Mahua Moitra

Trouble mounted for TMC MP Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query case as businessman Darshan Hiranandani backed his affidavit submitted before the Parliament's ethics committee.

In his affidavit, Hiranandani had claimed that Moitra gave him her Parliament login credentials so that he could post questions.

In an interview with Times Now, the real estate tycoon rejected the TMC leader's charge that he signed the affidavit as "a gun was put to his head".

"The affidavit is signed by me, signed by me voluntarily, no fear, no favour. Testimony of that is that I had it notarized at the Indian consulate in Dubai... Since I am in Dubai, I had it notarized in the Indian Consulate in Dubai. Then I sent it to the Privilege Committee of Lok Sabha and copied it to CBI and Dr. Nishikant Dubey by email," said Hiranandani.

"I regret that my personal error of judgment has embarrassed my family directly and my employees and my company indirectly. But reality is I felt that instead of a long process of investigation and denials, I must come forward with the facts upfront and cooperate fully as is my nature" Hiranandani added.

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