BSP stages walkout in Upper House

In the notice, Yadav had stated that 16 buildings and boundary walls have already been constructed whereas 22 more buildings were under construction on the campus of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. The notice further states that the estimated cost of these works was around Rs 2,000 crore and its one per cent (Rs 20 crore) should be paid to the board as cess within 15 days, but the university has not paid the amount.

BSP also presented a letter of Board Secretary S D Shukla by which Yadav was relieved from his services on February 18 even though his term was ending in April.

Speaking on the admissibility of the notice, Leader of Opposition Naseemuddin Siddiqui asked the government to clarify the source of Rs 2,000 crore used in the university and reply whether payment of cess was made after the notice. Siddiqui also demanded a discussion on the illegal works done by the university.

Minister for Labour and Employment Shahid Manzoor said the amount of cess would be recovered and reply of the notice would be taken if any such notice would have been issued.

Leader of the House Ahmed Hasan said Azam Khan has maintained an account of every donation made to the university. He added that MLAs have also given money from their local area development fund to the university. Calling the BSP as “anti-minority”, Ahmed said Azam was working for the welfare of minorities.