Chaos erupted in Rajya Sabha this morning after a bundle of money was discovered within the seat allotted to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who reacted with a blow-by-blow account of his time within the House the day gone by.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, additionally the chairman of Rajya Sabha, knowledgeable the MPs that safety officers discovered the money through the anti-sabotage test after the adjournment of the House yesterday.
“A wad of forex notes was recovered by the safety officers from seat quantity 222 which is presently allotted to Abhishek Manu Singhvi, elected from the state of Telangana,” mentioned Mr Dhankhar, including that the matter is being probed.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned he has no objection to the probe, however the Chair mustn’t have named the MP for the reason that investigation is underway.
Mr Singhvi mentioned it was the primary time he heard such an incident and clarified that he carries solely Rs 500 to Rajya Sabha.
“Heard of it first time now. Never heard of it until now! I carry one 500 rs be aware once I go to RS. First time heard of it. I reached inside home at 12:57 pm and home rose at 1 pm then I sat in canteen until 1:30 pm then I left parl (sic),” mentioned Mr Singhvi in a web-based submit.
He mentioned he spent a complete of three minutes within the House yesterday and one other half-hour on the canteen, stating that it’s “weird” to do politics over such points.
“Of course, there should be an inquiry as to how folks can come and put something anyplace in any seat. It signifies that every of us should have a seat the place the seat itself could be locked and the important thing could be carried house by the MP as a result of everyone can then do issues on the seat and make allegations about this,” mentioned the MP.
The matter sparked uproar from each the treasury and opposition benches. BJP chief JP Nadda, Union minister and a Rajya Sabha member, termed it an “insult” to the Rajya Sabha’s integrity.