India News: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and MP Madhu Koda, who is under investigation on corruption and other charges, has been exempted by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar from declaring his assets, which is mandatory under the House rules.

The exemption was given on a request by Koda to the Speaker but the grounds of request have not been made public. The information, made public under the Right to Information Act, also revealed that besides Koda, Congress MP from Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, Harsh Vardhan and Independent MP Putul Kumari from Banka Bihar have also not disclosed details of their assets and liabilities to Lok Sabha.