Raja Ram Pal
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| Raja Ram Pal | |
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| Constituency | Bilhaur |
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| Born | 20 November 1960 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | BSP |
| Spouse | R.K.Devi |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Kanpur |
| As of September 22, 2006 Source: [[http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4105 Parliament of India official biography]] |
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Raja Ram Pal (born 20 November 1960) is an Indian politician with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). He won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections (April 2005) and was a Member of Parliament from Bilhaur[1], before being expelled on December 23, 2005, along with ten others, after the sting Operation Duryodhana. The expulsion is currently sub judice.
[edit] Bribes for Asking Questions in Parliament
In the sting Operation Duryodhana[2] by the Noida based media firm Cobrapost, aired December 12, 2005 on the Indian Hindi news TV Channel Aaj Tak, Raja Ram Pal was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 35,000 for fielding questions in parliament.
At one point, he says that the price of getting MPs to sign on to any petition is Rs. 25,000 per MP. He wants the money in advance; he underlines this with a colourful Hindi couplet:
- sasta roye baar-baar, mehnga roye ek baar
- (if you throw little money you will cry again and again, but if you throw big money you will cry only once).[2]
[edit] Expulsion from Parliament
On December 23, 2005 he was expelled from the Lok Sabha following the adoption of a motion calling for the expulsion of all 11 MPs caught in the sting.
[edit] References
- ^ Official biography. Parliament of India records. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ a b Aniruddha Bahal. Operation Duryodhana.
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