New Delhi:

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in an alleged foreign exchange violation case, sources said Wednesday.

The agency’s summons – its third to the former Krishnanagar Lok Sabha MP – came days after the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a police case and raided her Kolkata home in the cash-for-query case that led to Ms Moitra’s hugely controversial expulsion from Parliament in December.

A parliamentary ethics panel found Ms Moitra’s conduct “immoral (and) indecent”.

She has been accused of taking Rs 2 crore in cash, as well as luxury gift items, from a businessman – Darshan Hiranandani – to ask questions critical of the government in Parliament. She was also accused of sharing log-in details to her confidential account on the parliament website.

Mr Hiranandani has also been summoned for questioning, sources told NDTV.

Ms Moitra has denied the bribery charges (but said she did share portal credentials, arguing it is common practice among MPs). The Supreme Court will hear this case in May.