Why the 'Raja of Amethi', Sanjay Singh, is likely to represent Assam in Parliament
The Congress today decided to nominate Sultanpur MP Sanjay Singh to the Rajya Sabha from Assam, being seen as a move to pre-empt his walking out of the party. The 'Raja of Amethi', 62, is the second outsider the party has nominated to represent the north-eastern state in the House of Elders. There is of course the other Singh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is into his fifth term as a member of the Rajya Sabha from the state. (Read more)
