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Mallya didn’t let go of even RS perks
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya may be a billionaire, but he did not hesitate to claim amounts as little as Rs 20,000 as perks to which he was entitled to as a Rajya Sabha MP, a reply to an RTI query has revealed.
Lucknow: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya may be a billionaire, but he did not hesitate to claim amounts as little as Rs 20,000 as perks to which he was entitled to as a Rajya Sabha MP, a reply to an RTI query has revealed.
In response to a Right to Information query by a Bareilly-based activist Mohammad Khalid Jeelani, the Rajya Sabha secretariat disclosed that the liquor baron convicted in a dud cheque case and facing a non-bailable warrant for defaulting on bank loans of around Rs 9,000 crore regularly pocketed Rs 50,000 per month as a parliamentarian's salary as well as other perks like constituency allowance and telephone reimbursements.
Jeelani said that he was "shocked by the findings as Mallya was known for his flamboyant lifestyle 'living life kingsize'". The reply also revealed that while Mallya had not availed of any airfare reimbursements, he happily availed of all other perks and emoluments as member of the Upper House of Parliament.
