Rajya Sabha finally accepts Vijay Mallya's resignation after expulsion flip-flop
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s tenure in the Rajya Sabha came to an end on Wednesday, with Chairman Hamid Ansari accepting his resignation after he sent a fresh letter under his signature.
Mallya took the step a day after his scanned letter was rejected on procedural grounds.
Announcing the decision in the House, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said a resignation letter from Mallya dated May 3 was received by the Chairman. He has accepted his resignation, effective from Wednesday, May 4.
Vijay Mallya's tenure in the Rajya Sabha has ended. After two days of quibbling, the Chairman agreed to accept his resignation rather than ordering his expulsion.
Mallya, the independent member from Karnataka, is accused of defaulting on loans worth over Rs 9,400 crore.
The decision came on a day the Ethics Committee of the Rajya Sabha, headed by Congress leader Karan Singh, submitted its report to the Upper House recommending the expulsion of Mallya with immediate effect, rejecting his defence on the matter and dismissing his resignation.
Ansari's OSD Gurdeep Singh Sappal said on Twitter: "Hamid Ansari, Chairman Rajya Sabha, accepts resignation of Vijay Mallya, resubmitted unconditionally & as per correct procedure."
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The Rajya Sabha had written to Vijay Mallya on Tuesday informing him of the rejection on procedural grounds, prompting a fresh resignation to be sent on Wednesday.
In his first letter to Ansari, Mallya had said that he did not want his name and reputation to be further dragged through the mud.
“And since recent events suggest that I will not get a fair trial or justice, I am hereby resigning as a member of the Rajya Sabha with immediate effect,” Mallya had said a day before the Ethics panel which was all set to recommend his expulsion.
