Lucknow: An FIR has been lodged against former ministers Naseemuddin Siddiqui and Babu Singh Kushwaha, along with 17 other serving and retired government officials by UP Vigilance Establishment on Wednesday, in connection with alleged irregularities in the purchase of sandstone for the construction of memorials and parks during BSP government.
The Lokayukta NK Mehrotra had recommended to book ministers, who had initiated an inquiry and later indicted 199 people in connection with the alleged irregularities.
It has been declared by the report of Mehrotra that the sandstone was purchased at exorbitant rates by the government agency which was handling the construction work named Rajkiya Nirman Nigam.
An FIR under IPC 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant)’ 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and sections of Prevention Act against Siddiqui, Kushwaha, former managing director of the Nigam CP Singh, former joint director of Mining Directorate SA Farooqui and several other government officials has been lodged at Gomti Nagar police station.
The police officer of Gomti Nagar Umesh Bahadur Singh confirmed the news of lodged of FIR by Vigilance Establishment’s Lucknow sector.
Siddiqui and Kushwaha were ministers in the PWD and Mining during the regime of Mayawati.
Bureau Report
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