Jagdeep Dhankhar says cash recovered from Abhishek Singhvi’s Parliament seat, MP calls for probe
The Congress legislator, however, said it was ‘bizzare’ that the matter was being politicised.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that a “wad of cash” was recovered from the seat allotted to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi during a routine check by parliamentary security officials the previous day.
Responding to this, the MP from Telangana stated that an inquiry should be conducted into the matter and any “failing in the security agencies” must be “completely exposed”.
In his opening remarks in the Upper House of Parliament, Dhankhar said the cash was “recovered by security officials from seat no 222 presently alloted to Abhishek Manu Singhvi”.
“The matter was brought to my notice, and I made sure an investigation takes place and the same is underway,” said the Rajya Sabha chairman.
In a social media post, Singhvi said he carries only a Rs 500 note to Parliament.
“First time heard of it,” the MP wrote. “I reached inside the House at 12.57 pm yesterday day and the House rose at 1 pm; then I sat in canteen till 1.30 pm with Sh Ayodhya Rami Reddy then I left parliament!”
Speaking to reporters outside the parliament, he said he finds it “bizarre” that the matter was being politicised.
“Of course there must be an inquiry as to how people can come and put anything anywhere in any seat,” said Singhvi.
He added: “It means that each...
