December 26, 2011 1:48 PM

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Mayawati sacks four Ministers facing corruption charges

In Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister Mayawati has sacked four Ministers from her cabinet. Three of them were already denied renomination by the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party for the next assembly elections.Quoting official sources AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that Higher Education Minister Rakesh Dhar Tripathi, Agriculture, Education and Research Minister Rajpal Tyagi, Minister of State for Backward Welfare Awadesh Kumar Verma and Minister of State for Home Guards Hari Om Upadhyay have been removed from the state cabinet by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister.All sacked four Ministers are facing several charges of corruption, land grabbing and involvement in criminal activities. Complaints against them are also pending at the Lokayukta.

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