BSP expels ex-minister Kushwaha,blames him for CMO killings,NRHM scam

“Kushwaha in connivance with the Opposition leaders was conspiring against the government and the party. When Kushwaha realised that he was landing in the legal net he started apprehending threat from party colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui,Cabinet secretary and principal secretary home,” he said.

Kushwaha was considered close to Mayawati and held Family Welfare Department before resigning from the post in April this year following the murder of two chief medical officers in Lucknow,believed to be fallout of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam.

Swamy said,“Kushwaha was conspiring against the party and the government and has been expelled on charges of indiscipline and indulging in anti-party activities.”

He said the party made him MLC twice and even gave him the charges of important departments including Family Welfare after forming the government.

“It is unfortunate that Kushwaha failed to execute his responsibilities properly…,” Maurya said.

The state president said after such incidents his resignation was taken and the department was given to Siddiqui. The chief minister handed over the probe into the death of two CMOs in family welfare department to the CBI.

“After resigning from the post,Kushwaha got involved in anti-party activities and attempted to damage BSP,” he said and alleged that to save himself from CBI inquiry into NRHM scam,he was in constant touch with the Congress.

“He did not attend the Winter Session of Assembly and even instigated the Opposition to create din in the House against the government. Whatever Kushwaha did was for his personal interest and had nothing to do with the movement of the party,” Swamy said.

Kushwaha in a letter sent to CM and BSP supremo Mayawati on November 17 had apprehended threat from his party colleagues and some bureaucrats.

Kushwaha had sent copies of the letter dated November 17 to the Prime Minister,UP Governor,Chief Justices of Supreme Court and Allahabad High Court,Direct CBI and principal secretary (home) government of India.