Pradeep Gandhi is an India

India

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n politician
and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

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 (BJP) political party.

He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha

14th Lok Sabha

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 of India

India

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, representing the Rajnandgaon

Rajnandgaon

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 constituency of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

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.

Expulsion

In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the Noida

Noida

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 based media firm Cobrapost, aired December 12, 2005 on the Indian Hindi

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 news TV Channel Aaj Tak

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, Gandhi was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 55,000 for fielding fictitious questions in parliament.
On December 23, 2005 a Special Committee of the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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found him guilty of contempt of the House and following a motion calling for the expulsion of all 11 MPs caught in the sting, he was expelled from Parliament.