Former labour Minister in the Mayawati’s government, Badshah Singh faced further trouble when the state government gave clearance to prosecute him and his family members including wife in one another matter.
Government also issued directions to recover cash loss of Rs 25.50 lakh from the former minister. Badshah was already arrested after an enquiry by sleuths of the Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) of Cooperative Cell of State Police, probing multi-crore rupees scam in labour and Construction Co-operative Federation (lACCFED),found him to have taken Rs 5 crore as cut money in advance from the department's account in return for getting a contract of construction of labour Adda (shelter for labourers) across the state in 2010. On Thursday, state government also intiated action against another cabinet minister in Mayawati’s government when they sanctioned prosecution of than Minister for Secondary Education, Rakesh Dhar Tripathi.
Briefing the media persons about government decision for sanctioning prosecution against Badshah Singh aka Ramendra Singh, inspector general (law and order) RK Vishwakarma disclosed that besides the former minister, the sleuths of the Vigilance Establishment who made the probe would also prosecute Badshah Singh’s wife Ratna Singh, manager of a college which was constructed illegally, Rajendra Pratap Singh aka Gyan Singh, along with member Ritaraj Singh (Rajendra’s son). He said that the above will be prosecuted under Section 447/448/120B and Section 13(1)C and 13(1) D read with Section 13(2) of Anti-Corruption Act-1988.
RK Vishwakarma said that during probe by the lokayukt (Retd) Justice, NK Mehrorta and later by the Vigilance Establishment established that former minister, Badshah Singh had used his Rs position’ to make illegal favour to his family members. He allotted many prime government lands on national highways. Not only this, it was also found that he grabbed agriculture land in Kharela locality of Mahoba in which he constructed a school in the name of father, late Sri Rameshwar Rs Rs Babu Rameshwar Singh Mahavidyalya". Not only this, he illegally transferred his MlA and MP Fund meant for development of the area.
Sources said that since Badshah Singh was already in jail so the Vigilance Establishment will serve a warrant B against him to take his remand in their case. Besides move will be now made to arrest the other family members and send them to jail. The recovery of Rs 25.50 lakh as directed by State Governnment will be also made from the family members.