'SP lacks willpower to fight graft'

LUCKNOW: State BJP spokesperson Rajendra Tiwari while reacting to the recommendations made by the UP Lokayukta to the state government for conducting an inquiry against former minister in the BSP government Naseemuddin Siddiqui either by CBI or enforcement directorate said that the SP government lacked political will to stamp out corruption. He said that the five-month old SP government had so far not taken a single concrete step against prevailing corruption in the state." Had the present government wanted, it could have initiated action against ministers in the Mayawati government on the basis of the Lokayukta's report," said Tiwari.
He alleged that the SP government failed to take any action on a written complaint filed against Naseemuddin Siddiqui in the office of Lokayukta regarding Rs 2 lakh crore excise scam. tnn"The scams committed during the BSP's rule have come to light, but the present government instead of taking any action against the guilty ministers is trying to protect them," he alleged.