The ethics committee of the Rajya Sabha will be looking into whether an act of impropriety has been committed by Vijay Mallya as a Member of Parliament after he left the country before banks — to whom Mr. Mallya owes over Rs. 9,000 crore — moved the Supreme Court. This even as Members of Parliament, especially the Congress on Friday raised a hue and cry in the Rajya Sabha accusing the government of letting off Mr. Mallya.
The committee, which oversees the moral and ethical conduct of members, is likely to look into the matter pertaining to Mr. Mallya on Monday after members raised the matter with the Deputy Chairperson.
The panel examines cases related to alleged breach of code of conduct or ethical misconduct by members.
Rajya Sabha’s Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said that on October 16, 2015, the CBI informed the immigration authorities that should Mr. Mallya intend or try to leave this country he should be detained. Detention orders were issued by the CBI, but exactly a month later, the agency changed this order and told immigration that it should be only informed. “What happened in one month,” said Mr. Azad, adding that the government was a party to his fleeing the country.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the government would not let him off. “We want to make this clear about Mr. Mallya: the government has said the country’s money will be returned,” Mr. Naqvi said.
