Ramsevak Singh (Babuji)

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Ramsevak Singh
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Constituency Gwalior

Born 27 March 1953 (1953-03-27) (age 55)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Political party INC
Spouse Kalavati
Children 3 sons and 1 daughter
Residence Gwalior
As of September 22, 2006
Source: [1]

Ramsevak Singh (born 27 March 1953) is an Indian politician and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, where he represented the Gwalior constituency of Madhya Pradesh [1].

[edit] Expulsion

In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the Noida based media firm Cobrapost, aired December 12, 2005 on the Indian Hindi news TV Channel Aaj Tak, Ramsevak Singh was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 50,000[2] for fielding fictitious questions in parliament.

On December 23, 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
  2. ^ Aniruddha Bahal. Operation Duryodhana. Contains detailed description of the interaction with each MP.