Activist takes u-turn on graft complaint against UP minister

An activist who had lodged a complaint with the Lokayukta accusing UP Mining Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati of acquiring wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, Monday submitted an application to withdraw it.

Om Shankar Dwivedi had on December 11 filed the complaint, Lokayukta N K Mehrotra said, adding he was asked to submit additional details about his complaint by Monday.

“Dwivedi has expressed inability to furnish any further evidence against the minister. Dwivedi in his four paragraph affidavit also said that he was willing to withdraw the complaint,” the Lokayukta said.