New Delhi: May 04: Hamid Ansari, Chairman, Rajya Sabha did not accept the resignation of Vijay Mallya. Secretary General, Rajya Sabha wrote a letter to Mally that his resignation letter did not confirm to prescribed procedures and also did not bear signature in Original.
Mallya had sent a scanned copy of the resignation letter to Rajya Sabha said, ‘I will not get a fair trial or justice, I am hereby resigning as a member of the Rajya Sabha with immediate effect’. The liquor baron had sent his resignation letter just a day before the Ethics Panel was all set to recommend his expulsion.
The Ethics Committee of the Upper House met today, headed by Karan Singh also commented regarding the “wrong procedure” and rejected the resignation, the sources said. The panel members also expressed dissatisfaction with his reply about his loan default. The panel will submit its report before the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. A motion has to be introduced in the House and approved by it for termination of the membership of any MP.
As sought by Committee regarding the details of the liabilities on Mallya’s airline Kingfisher, thirteen banks had furnished the details and as per the data the total liability on Mallya’s company is Rs.9431.65 crore.
Notably, the government had over a week ago revoked the passport of Mallya who is believed to be in the UK after leaving India on March 2.
