Chandrapratap Singh
Chandrapratap Singh | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| Constituency | Sidhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1957 Koriya, Madhya Pradesh |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Meena Singh |
| Residence | Koriya |
As of 22 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Chandrapratap Singh (born 22 January 1957) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Sidhi constituency of Madhya Pradesh.[1]
Expulsion[edit]
In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the Noida based media firm Cobrapost, aired 12 December 2005 on the Indian Hindi news TV Channel Aaj Tak, Singh was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 35,000 for fielding fictitious questions in parliament.[2]
On 23 December 2005, a Special Committee of the Lok Sabha found him guilty of contempt of the House and following a motion calling for the expulsion of all 11 MPs caught in the sting, he was expelled from Parliament.
References[edit]
- ^ Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website Archived 15 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aniruddha Bahal. "Operation Duryodhana". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Contains detailed description of the interaction with each MP.
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