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Enough proof to nail Mayawati for corruption, CBI tells Supreme Court
PTI
Sunday, April 18, 2010 21:54 ISTLast updated: Sunday, April 18, 2010 22:23 IST
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has told the Supreme
Court that it has enough evidence to prosecute Uttar Pradesh chief
minister and Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati in a case of
disproportionate assets.
In an affidavit filed on Friday, the investigating agency said there
was evidence to prove that the BSP chief and her family members had
acquired assets far beyond their legal sources of income.
The CBI said it has statements of witnesses to show that the Uttar
Pradesh chief minister forcibly acquired gifts from people.
Earlier, Mayawati had placed before the Supreme Court records from a
debate in Parliament to counter the CBI's allegation that there was
ample evidence to prosecute her in the case.
The CBI, in its affidavit filed in July 2009, said the competent
authority had already decided to file the final report under section
173 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in the designated trial
court.
The agency had pointed out that Mayawati's declared assets of
Rs1 crore in 2003 went up to Rs50 crore in 2007 and said there was
"ample evidence" to show that she had amassed wealth disproportionate
to her known sources of income.
Mayawati claimed to have received the money through donations from
party workers, which included meagre sums of Rs5 and Rs10, which they
contributed on her birthday every year.
She filed a petition in May 2008, seeking quashing of the criminal
proceedings against her in the case, alleging that it was registered
for "political reasons".
The investigating agency had, in July 2008, responded to the apex
court's notice saying there was sufficient evidence to show that
Mayawati had amassed wealth disproportionate to her known sources of
income.
The agency contended that Mayawati's claim that the assets came from
donations by party workers was not plausible and that it was likely to
file a chargesheet against her soon.
It denied Mayawati's allegation that the UPA government was using the
inquiry to serve its political interests.
The CBI had registered the first information report against Mayawati
on October 5, 2003, after the apex court had ordered it to probe the
Rs175 crore Taj heritage corridor scandal.
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