CASH FOR QUESTIONS
* 11 MPs caught on camera
* No one will be spared: Speaker
New Delhi, December 12

Eerie silence prevailed in both Houses of Parliament today as the nation saw the soul-stirring visuals of 11 MPs belonging to four different political parties, including Suresh Chandel, BJP MP from Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, accepting cash for raising questions in the House. Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee talks to mediapersons on the “questiongate” scam. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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How the operation was conducted
THE sting named ‘Operation Duryodhana’ by cobrapost.com and Aaj Tak was spread over eight months — April to November — the ‘investigation’ logged more than 56 video and 70 audiotapes besides recording more than 900 phone calls, Cobrapost.com said.

Fear of more exposures haunts MPs
BSP suspends 3 MPs

Exposed MPs face expulsion from Parliament
New Delhi, December 12
Although already expelled by their respective parties, the 11 MPs involved in the “cash on camera” sting operation now face expulsion from Parliament as there is a 1951 precedent when a Lok Sabha member was stripped of his membership, also for taking money for asking questions in the House.

BJP suspends MPs caught taking bribes
New Delhi, December 12
Embarrassed by on-the-camera evidence of certain party MPs accepting bribes in return for asking questions in Parliament, the BJP today suspended all MPs, who were caught on camera, from the Parliamentary party, as well as ordering a detailed party inquiry.
Chhatrapal Singh Lodha, (BJP) Orissa

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Hamirpur MP caught on spycam
New Delhi, December 12
BJP MP from Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, Suresh Chandel was among the 11 MPs caught by spycam accepting money for raising questions in Parliament.

Saif gets bail in accident case
Mumbai, December 12
A metropolitan court today endorsed the bail granted by the Mumbai police to Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in a road accident in which a 13-year-old boy was injured by his car near Andheri on Friday.

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Mumbai, December 12
Naeem Khan, alleged aide of extradited gangster Abu Salem and wanted in the Pradeep Jain murder case, was today arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Mumbai Police, its Deputy Inspector-General Jayjit Singh said.

PM hints at opening retail sector to FDI
Kuala Lumpur, December 12
In a major announcement Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that the issue of opening up of the retail sector to Foreign direct investment (FDI) — currently being fiercely opposed by the Left Parties — is being debated and “a positive outcome” was expected in the next five to six months.

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