rape-accused minister Gayatri Prajapati +non-bailable warrant +Prajapatiis absconding +was impounded +Taking a dig +NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has written to Akhilesh Yadav asking why has the chief minister retainedin his cabinet, according to Raj Bhavan sources. "Ahas been issued againstafter an FIR was registered against him in rape case. But, the SP-Congress alliance is chanting the 'Gayatri Prajapati Mantra'. "A case has been lodged against him (but) the chief minister went to campaign for him while he (Gayatri) was present there...Now, the police cannot trace him," Modi said. "If Chief Minister Akhilesh ji cannot ensure the arrest of his favourite minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, then he can sack him (Prajapati)," Maurya said in a tweet.Referring to March 11, the date when the UP assembly election results would be declared, Maurya said the BJP would put Prajapati behind bars after that.

Source: Times of India March 05, 2017 10:45 UTC