Utar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Utar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh YadavUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today sacked state Mining Minister Gayatri Prajapati and Panchayti Raj Minister Rajkishore Singh who were facing allegations of corruption. Yadav was said to be unhappy with Prajapati who was mired in controversy over allegations of promoting illegal mining, while allegations of land grabbing and corruption had been levelled against Singh. The Chief Minister has sacked Gayatri Prajapati and Rajkishore Singh. “Illegal mining is rampant in the state and it is an open secret that he was promoting it. In July 2013, Yadav elevated Prajapati to MoS (Independent Charge) and in January 2014, he was made a Cabinet Minister.

Source: Indian Express September 12, 2016 08:03 UTC