A bit of a party-hopper, Rasheed Masood has been in parties such as the Lok Dal, the Samajwadi Party, and in the Congress (INC) since 2011. He's had five terms in the Lok Sabha, and got his first Rajya Sabha term from 2011, representing Uttar Pradesh.
He has been part of Parliamentary committees on Health and Family Welfare; this dates back to when, in 1991, he became Minister of State for those areas in the V.P.Singh government. Which is what ultimately led to his present downfall.
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During his term, he is supposed to have given MBBS seats in Tripura to 'undeserving candidates'. In 2013, as per a Supreme Court ruling, he became the first MP to be disqualified from Parliament for being convicted.
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