More trouble for Mayawati's BSP as Vigilance Department files chargesheet against UP unit chief, awaits clearance from CM Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: In more trouble for Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Department has filed a chargesheet against its state unit chief Ram Achal Rajbhar in connection with a Rs 4 crore disproportionate assets (DA) case.

The final chargesheet report has been submitted to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government, a senior official said on Monday.

Once the state government clears the decks for prosecution of the BSP leader, a case would be registered against Rajbhar. 

In the vigilance probe it was found that Rajbhar had a declared income of Rs 34 lakh between 2007-2012, but his expenses were Rs 4 crore.

It was during the same period that the BSP was in power in Uttar Pradesh. 

The probe against Rajbhar was initiated after a complaint was filed against him with the state Lokayukta in 2012. 

The BSP state unit chief had petitioned against the probe ordered by the ombudsman, but was overruled. However, the then Samajwadi Party (SP) government of Akhilesh Yadav had gone slow on the probe.

With the change in guard in the state, the issue has been revived. 

With ANI inputs