New Delhi: May 02: Vijay Mallya has step down from the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Ethics Committee of Rajya Sabha unanimously recommended the expulsion of the liquor baron from the upper house of Parliament. He is an independent MP from Karnataka and is facing legal proceedings for alleged loan defaults by his group to the tune of over Rs 9,000.
Mallya sent his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, sources said. He was elected twice to the Upper House once in 2002 and again in 2010. A special court had also filed a non-bailable warrant against the beleaguered businessman. But, Sources from Rajya Sabha secretariat says it has not received Vijay Mallya’s resignation yet.
