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It has been revealed through RTI on December 2 (2025) that many leaders of Bihar and Central Government are taking both salary and pension simultaneously. There are names of total eight leaders in it. Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha’s name is also there in this. He has given his response on this today (December 09, 2025).
Kushwaha has written in his X post, “Extremely baseless and fact-free news is being published/broadcast in the media about some former members of Bihar Assembly/Legislative Council taking pension. An incomplete information given under the Right to Information has been made the basis of the news.”
‘Only I took salary while in the House’
He said, “My name is also included in the said list. Therefore, I would like to make you aware of the truth about me, which is as follows – From the date of commencement of pension mentioned in the letter till now, no details have been given about who took the pension amount and when till now. I want to tell about myself that from the beginning till now, I have taken pension only during the period when I have not been a member of any House. While being in the House, I have taken salary only from there. The question of taking pension does not arise during that period.”
‘Can’t take salary and pension together’
Upendra Kushwaha further said, “Obviously today I am a member of the Rajya Sabha. Hence, I am taking salary from the Rajya Sabha. I am not taking pension from the Assembly/Legislative Council. The provision is also that you cannot simultaneously take the salary of any House and pension from anyone else. I am also following this rule 100 percent.”
Let us tell you that among the leaders whose names have appeared in RTI, names of Union Minister Satish Chandra Dubey and Bihar Finance Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav are also there. Apart from Upendra Kushwaha, names of Devesh Chandra Thakur, Lalan Kumar Saraf, Nitish Mishra and Sanjay Singh are also there.
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