Pradeep Gandhi
| Pradeep Gandhi | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| Preceded by | Raman Singh |
| Succeeded by | Devwrat Singh |
| Constituency | Rajnandgaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1964 Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Keerti Gandhi |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh |
| As of September 25, 2006 Source: | |
Pradeep Gandhi (born 26 December 1964 Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon district) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
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
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, Gandhi was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 55,000 for fielding fictitious questions in parliament. [2]
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.
References
- ↑ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
- ↑ Aniruddha Bahal. "Operation Duryodhana". Contains detailed description of the interaction with each MP.