Highlighting State Government’s reluctance to reply to lok Ayukt’s queries Governor Ram Naik has asked Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to give explanatory memorandum about the people who have been found guilty in corruption charges so that the report could be tabled on the floor of the House.
In a letter to Chief Minister here on Friday Governor said that in 12 cases including four former ministers, eight serving officers and two employees lokayukt has written letter to the state government asking it to initiate action against them.
“The Uttar Pradesh lokayukt and Deputy lokayukt Act, 1975 makes it compulsory for the lokayukt to send his report to Government in which either Chief Minister or the Chief Secretary should initiate action against the persons found guilty in lokayukt probe,” Governor said.
He even said that the section 12(4) of the same act expects the Government to inform lokayukt about the government action within three months.
“The lokayukt in his letter to me has said that even expiry of three month limit the Government has not informed him about the action initiated against the guilty which is against the law,” Governor said in his letter and said : “I expect Government to give explanatory memorandum so that it can be placed in the flood of the State Assembly.”
The lokayukt has found 12 people gulty. The list includes four former minister in Mayawati regime including: Swamy Prasad Maurya, Awadh pal Singh Yadav, Ramveer Upadhaya and Badshah Singh.
The officers who are found guilty are: Mahesh Gupta, Dr Karna Singh, Ritu Chauhan, S.P. Singh, Satyaveer Singh, Raghav Ram Verma, Chatrapal Singh, Shahsi Varshney, and Poonam.