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Mayawati Sacks Four Ministers for Corruption

  •   Mon, Dec 26 2011 10:33:21 AM

Lucknow, Dec 26 (IANS): In a clean-up move ahead of assembly polls in the state, Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday recommended removal of four ministers facing probes on corruption charges.

The ministers removed by Mayawati included Higher Education Minister Rakeshdhar Tripathi, Agriculture Education and Research Minister Rajpal Tyagi, Minister of State (independent charge) of Backwards Welfare Awadesh Kumar Verma and Minister of State for Home Guards Hari Om.

Official sources said the chief minister sent her recommendation to remove the four ministers to Governor B.L. Joshi.

They said that the chief minister has also reallocated portfolios of the ministers who had been removed.

The move is being seen as an effort by the chief minister to improve image of her government ahead of assembly polls in the state in Februray next year. The Election Commission had Saturday announced election schedule for Uttar Pradesh.

At least four of Mayawati's important ministers and nearly half a dozen of her party MPs or legislators have been axed over the past few months following charges including corruption and misuse of funds.

  

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  • umesh rai, ullal

    Mon, Dec 26 2011

    CM DESERVES APPRCIATION FOR QUICK ACTION, LET THE PROBE FACING MINISTERS PROVE THEIR INNECENCY AND RESUME BACK TO THEIR OFFICE AGAIN. THIS IS IDEAL ACTION ALL THE CURREPTED OFFICE BEARERS TO BE BOOKED. IF A MINISTRY OR AUTHORITIES HAVE BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN ULTIMATE ACCOUTABILITY OF THEIR DEEDS IN FRONT OF GOD, THEN ONLY SOCIETY CAN ENJOY A CURREPTION FREE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS AN EYE OPENER AND IDEAL ACTION, ALL THE CURREPTED OFFICE BEARERS TO BE BOOKED

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  • Dev Sagar, Mangalore

    Mon, Dec 26 2011

    This is the joke of the century. She should have sacked herself first!!!

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