Likely re-entry of Gayatri Prajapati in ministry opposed

LUCKNOW: Controversy shrouds the expansion of the Akhilesh Yadav ministry on Monday with a social activist throwing a spanner by challenging before Governor Ram Naik the possible re-entry of tainted former Mines Minister Gayatri Prajapati.

The Governor is scheduled to administer oath of office and secrecy to some new ministers tomorrow, a Raj Bhawan communique said.

With Prajapati’s re-induction on the cards as part of a compromise formula to douse the flames in the Yadav clan, activist Nutan Thakur has petitioned the Governor against making him minister again.