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File FIR against Kushwaha for dirty money: Lokayukta
The Lokayukta has recommended the Uttar Pradesh Government lodge an FIR against Babu Singh Kushwaha under laws dealing with money laundering and corruption. The State ombudsman has also stressed on a time-bound inquiry by the CBI or Vigilance Department against the former Minister.
Before being expelled from the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party, Kushwaha was considered to be a close aide of Chief Minister Mayawati. After his expulsion from BSP, he has associated himself with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has put on hold his membership.
The Lokayukta had initiated an inquiry against Kushwaha last month after three complainants from Banda district lodged corruption cases against him.
During the inquiry, Kushwaha had not responded to the notices issued by the Lokayukta and this was considered as his unwillingness to defend himself.
In the report sent to Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday, the Lokayukta, Justice (Retd) NK Mehrotra, has held Kushwaha guilty of dodging financial institutions, illegally allocating mining leases, minting money through corrupt means and investing the ill-gotten money in six institutions run by his family members.
The institutions in which this ill-gotten money was laundered include Tathagat Shikshan Sthali, Bhagwat Prasad Educational Welfare Trust, Srinath Properties, Shiva Wines, Access Group of Educational Institution and Darpan Merchantile based in Mumbai.
The Lokayukta has also found Kushwaha and his wife guilty of purchasing properties and running various institutions in fake names.
Most commonly, Babu Singh Kushwaha has used another name, Ramcharan Kushwaha, while his wife is mentioned as Shivkanya and Suknya in various documents.
While indicting Kushwaha for being involved in large-scale corruption, the Lokayukta recommended to the Chief Minister to get the cases against the former minister investigated by the CBI or Vigilance department after lodging a FIR under suitable sections of relevant laws. The Lokayukta also hoped that the Chief Minister would intimate him about the result of the investigation within one month.
“There is no dearth of evidences against the former minister and these could be used by the investigating agencies selected by the State Government,” the Lokayukta said.
Meanwhile, in another case, the Lokayukta on Monday sent notices to seven persons who donated properties to the family members of Energy Minister Ramveer Upadhyay, enquiring about the source of the properties.
The complainant in this case, Ashwini Kumar Sharma of Hathras, has alleged that the properties concerned were purchased by the minister himself and donation was used as ploy for safe transaction.
The notices have been sent to Radha Mishra, Manoj Chaturvedi, Kapil Kumar, Vijay Jain, Daulat Ram, Sachin Jain and Hanuman Prasad Poddar.
All of them have donated landed properties to the family members of Upadhyay. The recipients include Ritu and Mamta, the two wives of the minister’s legislator brother Mukul Upadhyay, and Kalpna, the wife of another brother Rameshwar Upadhyay who is also the representative of the minister. All donors have been asked to submit their replies by February 9. The Lokayukta has also issued a notice to Ramveer Upadhyay, asking him about the legality of these donations. He has to submit his reply by February 10.
The Lokayukta has recommended the Uttar Pradesh Government lodge an FIR against Babu Singh Kushwaha under laws dealing with money laundering and corruption. The State ombudsman has also stressed on a time-bound inquiry by the CBI or Vigilance Department against the former Minister.
Before being expelled from the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party, Kushwaha was considered to be a close aide of Chief Minister Mayawati. After his expulsion from BSP, he has associated himself with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has put on hold his membership.
The Lokayukta had initiated an inquiry against Kushwaha last month after three complainants from Banda district lodged corruption cases against him.
During the inquiry, Kushwaha had not responded to the notices issued by the Lokayukta and this was considered as his unwillingness to defend himself.
In the report sent to Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday, the Lokayukta, Justice (Retd) NK Mehrotra, has held Kushwaha guilty of dodging financial institutions, illegally allocating mining leases, minting money through corrupt means and investing the ill-gotten money in six institutions run by his family members.
The institutions in which this ill-gotten money was laundered include Tathagat Shikshan Sthali, Bhagwat Prasad Educational Welfare Trust, Srinath Properties, Shiva Wines, Access Group of Educational Institution and Darpan Merchantile based in Mumbai.
The Lokayukta has also found Kushwaha and his wife guilty of purchasing properties and running various institutions in fake names.
Most commonly, Babu Singh Kushwaha has used another name, Ramcharan Kushwaha, while his wife is mentioned as Shivkanya and Suknya in various documents.
While indicting Kushwaha for being involved in large-scale corruption, the Lokayukta recommended to the Chief Minister to get the cases against the former minister investigated by the CBI or Vigilance department after lodging a FIR under suitable sections of relevant laws. The Lokayukta also hoped that the Chief Minister would intimate him about the result of the investigation within one month.
“There is no dearth of evidences against the former minister and these could be used by the investigating agencies selected by the State Government,” the Lokayukta said.
Meanwhile, in another case, the Lokayukta on Monday sent notices to seven persons who donated properties to the family members of Energy Minister Ramveer Upadhyay, enquiring about the source of the properties.
The complainant in this case, Ashwini Kumar Sharma of Hathras, has alleged that the properties concerned were purchased by the minister himself and donation was used as ploy for safe transaction.
The notices have been sent to Radha Mishra, Manoj Chaturvedi, Kapil Kumar, Vijay Jain, Daulat Ram, Sachin Jain and Hanuman Prasad Poddar.
All of them have donated landed properties to the family members of Upadhyay. The recipients include Ritu and Mamta, the two wives of the minister’s legislator brother Mukul Upadhyay, and Kalpna, the wife of another brother Rameshwar Upadhyay who is also the representative of the minister. All donors have been asked to submit their replies by February 9. The Lokayukta has also issued a notice to Ramveer Upadhyay, asking him about the legality of these donations. He has to submit his reply by February 10.
