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	'''Chhatrapal Singh Lodha''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[politician]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]].		'''Chhatrapal Singh Lodha''' is an Indian [[politician]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]].

	He was one of the accused in the 2005 cash-for-question scandal. In a [[sting operation]] named ''[[Operation Duryodhana]]'' the media firm [[Cobrapost]] caught him on camera accepting a bribe of 15,000 rupees (about US$350) for asking concocted questions in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-question-hour-people/229643 \|title=It's Question Hour, People \|publisher=Outlookindia.com \|date=2005-12-26 \|accessdate=2018-05-27}}</ref>		He was one of the accused in the 2005 cash-for-question scandal. In a [[sting operation]] named ''[[Operation Duryodhana]]'' the media firm [[Cobrapost]] caught him on camera accepting a bribe of 15,000 rupees (about US$350) for asking concocted questions in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-question-hour-people/229643 \|title=It's Question Hour, People \|publisher=Outlookindia.com \|date=2005-12-26 \|accessdate=2018-05-27}}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chhatrapal Singh Lodha
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| office = Member of Rajya Sabha
| constituency = [[Orissa]]
| term_start = 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-meet-11-people-s-representatives-who-are-in-question-1001884 |title=Meet 11 people's representatives who are in question |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2005-12-12 |accessdate=2018-05-27}}</ref>
| term_end = December 2005
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
}}

'''Chhatrapal Singh Lodha''' is an [[India]]n [[politician]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Orissa, India|Orissa]].

He was one of the accused in the 2005 cash-for-question scandal. In a [[sting operation]] named ''[[Operation Duryodhana]]'' the media firm [[Cobrapost]] caught him on camera accepting a bribe of 15,000 rupees (about US$350) for asking concocted questions in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-question-hour-people/229643 |title=It's Question Hour, People |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date=2005-12-26 |accessdate=2018-05-27}}</ref>

Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] asked the Ethics Committee to probe the allegations against Chhatrapal and within 48 hours the panel found reason for his suspension.<ref name =in>{{cite web|last=Bhattarcharjya |first=Satarupa |url=http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20060102/nation.html |title=INDIA TODAY - The most widely read newsweekly in South Asia |publisher=Archives.digitaltoday.in |date=2006-01-02 |accessdate=2018-05-27}}</ref> As a result, he was expelled from the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cash-for-query-11-tainted-MPs-expelled/articleshow/1344457.cms |title=Cash-for-query: 11 tainted MPs expelled | India News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2005-12-24 |accessdate=2018-05-27}}</ref>

His name also figured in the ''Operation Chakravyuha'' which accused seven members of parliament including Chhatrapal of seeking kickbacks for getting projects sanctioned under the [[Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme]] (MPLADS).<ref name =in />

==References==
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{{Rajya Sabha Members from Orissa}}

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