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New Delhi, April 3: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s informal resignation to Rajya Sabha which he had send to the Upper House on Monday has been rejected by Vice President Hamid Ansari today. Mallya, who failed to pay loan worth Rs 9,400 crore and fled to London last month has been informed that his resignation letter does not conform to prescribed procedures & doesn’t bear signature in original.
As per the Rajya Sabha Rule 213 procedures, the resignation must be voluntary and genuine and signature must be done under the presence of the Speaker of Upper House.
Mallya also known as “The King of Good Times” is wanted by Enforcement Directorate in connection with Rs 9,400 crore bank loan case. Mallya, founder and owner of defunct airline Kingfisher Airline had resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Monday. However his resignation came a day before the Rajya Sabha’s Ethics Committee recommended that he must be expelled from the House. (ALSO READ:Vijay Mallya, defaulter of Rs 9,400 crore, lives in Rs 105 crore British mansion).
Mallya in his resignation letter which he sent from London had mentioned that he did not want his name and reputation to be “further dragged in the mud”. The letter further added, “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”.
The businessman known for living king size life, has made it clear that he has no plans of returning to India to face his creditors. Today in a tweet he also denied that he was a defaulter.
On March 2, the businessman fled to London and failed to appear before the probing agency instead of being summoned thrice. india has revoked his passport and has asked the Government of UK to deport Mallya.
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