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Minister flayed for saying officials can steal
from state coffers
Friday August 10, 2012 08:11:34 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's PWD minister Shivpal Yadav Friday back-tracked from his
earlier statement in which he had reportedly told state government
officials to steal but not plunder state coffers.
Alleging that there was a "strong and calculated political
conspiracy" behind the "misinterpretation" of his statement in
Etah, Yadav - who is the younger brother of Samajwadi Party (SP)
chief Mulayam Singh Yadav - said that he never said anything like
that.
"I had called a meeting with local officials to discuss ways and
means to curb graft. How can I encourage them to be corrupt," the
Public Works Department minister added.
At a meeting of the District Planning Committee, Shivpal Yadav had
reportedly told officials: "Agar aap mehnat karoge to thodi bahut
chori kar sakte hain, buddhi lagaoge, agar inhe meetha paani doge
to chori kar sakte ho (If you work hard you can steal a little
bit)."
Notwithstanding the minister's clarification, opposition parties
called it a matter of shame. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
leader and MP from Lucknow Lalji Tandon slammed Shivpal Yadav
saying that his comment virtually amounted to a licence being
given to officials to loot the state.
Senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leaders have lambasted Shivpal
Yadav for his "irresponsible utterances" and have called for his
dismissal from the state cabinet.
Senior BSP leader Sudheendra Bhadauria said Shivpal Yadav's
statement was a reflection of the jungle raj in the state. He
added that a few months ago, BSP chief Mayawati had predicted that
people will regret voting SP to power.
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) chief Rita Bahuguna-Joshi,
too, criticised Shivpal Yadav's statement. She rued that if
responsible ministers speak like this, there would be no end to
corruption. BJP spokesman Vijay Pathak also castigated the
minister and said that his statement showed the "ugly mindset of
the ruling SP".
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