Amid ‘cash for question’ row, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday appointed party’s MP Mahua Moitra as the party’s district president of Krishnanagar (Nadia North).

Taking to X, Moitra said, “Thank you @MamataOfficial and @AITCofficial for appointing me District President of Krishnanagar (Nadia North). Will always work with the party for the people of Krishnanagar.”

No sooner did the row of ‘cash for question’ started, than questions were being raises if TMC is beside Moitra as the top leaders of the party had maintained silence over the issue.

Breaking the silence, on November 10, after coming out from Enforcement Directorate (ED) office, TMC national secretary Abhishek Banerjee has spoke in favour of party MP Mahua Moitra.

“BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri destroyed the dignity of the parliament with his derogatory remarks. There are several BJP MPs against whom various cases of the ethics committee are pending but the hearing is never scheduled. If somebody wants to raise their voice against Adani and the government, how can they be expelled from the post of MP? How can an expulsion be ordered when a matter is still subjected to investigation? Mahua Moitra is competent enough to fight a battle on her own. This is nothing but vendetta. People are well aware of this,” Banerjee’s was heard saying.

‘Cash for query’ scandal

Moitra has been embroiled in the ‘cash for query’ scandal after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nishikant Dubey alleged the TMC MP of taking monetary benefits businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for the Parliament login details. Rejecting the claims, Moitra recently slammed the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee via social media. The committee investigating the “cash for query” allegations submitted its report to the Lok Sabha Speaker, recommending the cancellation of Moitra’s membership.