Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik may not sign on the dotted lines as he is not satisfied with the clarification given by the state government in connection with the nine names recommended for nominations to the state legislative council. Sources in Raj Bhawan said that Governor is likely to seek another clarification from the government on the names as the queries were yet to be answered.
The Governor has already sought clarification on the names and their detailed bio-data and even after meeting of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav with Naik, the matter is still unresolved. Raj Bhawan sources said that CM instead of giving details of the candidates, which the Governor had sought, has submitted individual affidavits by the candidates.
“Governor has received over 100 complaints against the government recommended candidates. Obviously, Governor needs some time to take a final call,” the source said.
The term of nine members expired on May 25. Even as the government had sent recommendation for nomination on May 21, Governor had sought clarification. Sources say that if not satisfied with the information, the Governor might ask for more details from the state government on these nine candidates.
Governor had sought details on criminal past, pending cases, defaulter’s status with banks, if any, among other informations.
The nine persons who have been recommended for the council members are lucknow-based builder Sanjay Seth, Jitendra Yadav, father-in-law of RlD chief lalu Prasad’s daughter Ragini, leelawati Kushwaha, currently the chairperson of Mahila Kalyan Nigam, Kamlesh Pathak, Ram Vriksha Yadav and Rajpal Kashyap of Hardoi.
The name of SP old-timer and Mulayam loyalist S R S Yadav has also been recommended along with a small-time leader from Gonda, Ranvijay Singh and Sarfaraz Khan, considered close to Azam Khan, too has been recommended for nomination as MlC.