RS Ethics Panel to meet on Vijay Mallya today

April 25, 2016 11:13

The Rajya Sabha Ethics Panel to meet on the Vijay Mallya issue today.

The Ethics Committee of Rajya Sabha, which oversees the moral and ethical conduct of elders, has taken cognisance of cases against Vijay Mallya, who has been declared as wilful defaulter of over Rs 9,000 crore bank loans.

According to the Rules, the Committee will hold preliminary investigation of the case. It can summon the member for obtaining evidence. If proven guilty of unethical behaviour, the panel can censure, reprimand, suspend or invoke any other sanction against the member.

Chairman of the panel and senior Congress MP Karan Singh said Vice-President Hamid Ansari had sent the committee a file on Mallya last month.

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