Summary
Pradeep Gandhi (born 26 December 1964) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
Pradeep Gandhi | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| Preceded by | Raman Singh |
| Succeeded by | Devwrat Singh |
| Constituency | Rajnandgaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1964 Dongargaon, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Keerti Gandhi |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence(s) | Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh |
As of 25 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Rajnandgaon constituency of Chhattisgarh. He was member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2004.
He is married to Mrs Keerti Gandhi and has two sons and one daughter.[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, Gandhi was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 55,000 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.[3]
References edit
- ^ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
- ^ Aniruddha Bahal. "Operation Duryodhana". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Contains detailed description of the interaction with each MP.
- ^ K.V. Prasad (24 December 2005). "11 MPs expelled for cash-for-questions scam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.