UP: Sacked minister claims relief from court

Lucknow: Former Labour Minister Badshah Singh, who was sacked from the Mayawati ministry following a Lokayukta probe, on Monday said a court in Mahoba had stayed his eviction from the property which he was accused of grabbing.

He said the Lokayukta had found him guilty of grabbing hospital land on which his family had constructed a 2-storeyed house. On December 22, a court in Mahoba had stayed his eviction from the property which he had been accused of grabbing, Singh told reporters in Lucknow.

He was removed from the ministry in October after he was held guilty by the Lokayukata of grabbing land in Maudhaha area.