Archive · 7 Jan 2026
BJP MLA Faces Ethics Committee Over Bribery Allegations
A politician named Jai Krishna Patel, who is a member of the Bharatiya Aadiwasi Party (BAP), was accused of taking a bribe of ₹20 lakh.
This bribe was allegedly given to him so that he would not ask certain questions in the state assembly about mining activities.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) set a trap and caught him on May 4, 2025.
The committee that looks into such matters in the assembly questioned him and the investigating officer to get more details.
The committee is gathering more information to decide what to recommend to the Speaker.
Initially, Patel had asked for ₹10 crore, but the deal was settled at ₹2.5 crore, with ₹20 lakh paid as the first part of the amount.
Jai Krishna Patel, MLA from Bagidora (ST) and member of the Bharatiya Aadiwasi Party (BAP), appeared before the Rajasthan Assembly Ethics Committee over bribery allegations.
Patel was accused of accepting a ₹20 lakh bribe to drop three starred questions related to mining affairs in the Karauli–Toda Bhim area.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped Patel on May 4, 2025, following a complaint by Ravindra Singh.
The committee, headed by Kailash Chand Verma, questioned Patel and the investigating officer Sandip Saraswat to gather more details.
The committee is gathering additional information to make recommendations to the Speaker after due deliberation.
- Who
- Jai Krishna Patel, MLA from Bagidora (ST) and member of the Bharatiya Aadiwasi Party (BAP)
- What
- Appeared before the Rajasthan Assembly Ethics Committee regarding allegations of accepting a bribe of ₹20 lakh to drop Assembly questions
- When
- May 4, 2025 (date of trapping), and the hearing took place on an unspecified date in 2025
- Where
- Rajasthan Assembly Ethics Committee
- Why
- To address allegations of bribery and corruption in relation to dropping Assembly questions
- MLA Name
- Jai Krishna Patel
- Party Affiliation
- Bharatiya Aadiwasi Party (BAP)
- Alleged Bribe Amount
- ₹20 lakh
- Committee Chairman
- Kailash Chand Verma
- Investigating Officer
- Sandip Saraswat
- Date of Trapping
- May 4, 2025
- Complainant
- Ravindra Singh
- Initial Demand
- ₹10 crore
- Final Settled Amount
- ₹2.5 crore
- Questions Involved
- Three starred questions (Nos. 5998, 980, and 628)