lokayukta gives Notives to Family members of State Mining Minster

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lokayukta gives Notives to Family members of State Mining Minster

Wednesday, 31 December 2014 | Prabha/PNS | Lucknow

In the alleged disproportionate assets case, the Uttar Pradesh lokayukta has served notices to family members of state mining minister, Gayatri Prasad Prajapati.

A probe of a complaint of the alleged disproportionate assets acquired by the minister is underway. An official of lokayukta office said that lokayukta N K Mehrotra also served notices to two other state mining department officials. “Notices were served on Monday to Principal Secretary (Mining) and Director (Geology and Mining), who have been asked to appear before lokayukta on January 9 and 12 respectively”, the official said.

He also said that lokayukta also gave notices to Prajapati’s wife Maharaji and sons Anil and Anurag asking them to file their reply by January 8 in connection with acquisition of various immovable properties by them. Earlier, a complaint was filed with Mehrotra by Om Shankar Dwivedi on December 11 against the minister in which the minister was accused of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The lokayukta had said he would probe the matter on the basis of “whatever” documents he has before him. It was also alleged in the complaint that Prajapati’s relatives including wife, sons and daughter Ankita have bought immovable properties at the cost of Rs 340.49 crore and their current market value is over Rs 1,000 crore. Prajapati, however, denied the allegations against him and offered to quit politics, if charges against him were found true.

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