Congress MP Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday dismissed the allegations against TMC MP Mahua Moitra made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey saying that the latter is trying 'to present a misleading narrative to the public' over 'cash for query row' and said that the TMC MP is being 'targeted'. Congress MP Uttam Kumar Reddy, who was among opposition MPs who staged a walkout from the Ethics Committee meeting on Thursday, countered BJP members and said he had "not heard any unparliamentary language" from Mahua Moitra.

"I have not heard any unparliamentary language from Mahua Moitra. Whatever Nishiknath Dubey has said is completely wrong. Probably BJP is using him as a point man to target Mahua. Mahua pointed out that he has been quoting false educational qualifications in his nomination papers and otherwise too. So Nishikant Dubey's statement on her, you can't take it for granted because they have in the past made complaints against each other. So he may be targeting her. It's totally a false issue," Reddy told ANI.