New Delhi: The Lokpal has told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe allegations against former Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, was expelled from the Lok Sabha in proceedings which have been criticised by the opposition.A coram of judicial member Justice Abhilasha Kumari and members Archana Ramasundaram and Mahender Singh said, according to Bar and Bench, “After careful evaluation and consideration of the entire material on record, there remains no doubt regarding the fact that the allegations levelled against the RPS, most of which are supported by cogent evidence, are extremely serious in nature, especially in view of the position held by her. Therefore, in our considered opinion, a deeper probe is required to establish the truth… It is a duty cast upon us and, indeed, the mandate of the Act, that all attempts be made to root out corruption and corrupt practises that bring under their fold aspects such as undue advantage, illegal gain or benefit and quid pro quo in the discharge of public duties.”The Lokpal noted that, as per CBI report presented to them, the allegation that Moitra shared her login credentials and password of the Lok Sabha Member Portal with the Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani was prima facie substantiate: “During the Inquiry, it was revealed that Shri Darshan Hiranandani had sworn an affidavit stating that the RPS had shared her Member Portal Password with him in order to enable him to post questions. He also confirmed upon inquiry that all the 58 (fifty-eight) online questions, which the RPS had asked, were typed by him.”The Lokpal order doesn’t mention either Moitra or the complainant’s name, according to The Hindu.The CBI is already looking into the matter, as was suggest by the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee, and had asked for the ethics committee report in January. As The Wire has reported, the ethics committee report was severely flawed and raised several questions. The committee failed to establish the major allegations against Moitra. The versions presented by Jai Dehadrai and Hiranandani did not match, and the committee also could not establish a cash trail. Additionally, it did not conduct a cross-examination of Hiranandani.A deciding vote in the ethics committee belonged to then suspended Congress MP Preneet Kaur, wife of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh. Last week, Kaur joined the BJP.Moitra is contesting from the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency again in the 2024 elections, on the Trinamool Congress ticket.