BJP MLA's Son Alleges Corruption In UP, Asks Yogi Adityanath To Intervene

"For the past four years, I have been watching that from lekhpal (revenue officer) to SDM in tehsils, no one is doing any work without taking money," Neeraj Verma, son of Powayan BJP MLA Chet Ram, said on social media.

A BJP MLA's son has alleged corruption in Uttar Pradesh and asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to get an inquiry done to ascertain the charge, in an embarrassment to the party's government as it completes four years in office. "For the past four years, I have been watching that from lekhpal (revenue officer) to SDM in tehsils, no one is doing any work without taking money," Neeraj Verma, son of Powayan BJP MLA Chet Ram, said on social media. In a Facebook live video on Friday, Mr Verma also asked the chief minister to "check corruption in the administrative set up before it is too late". "Similarly at police stations, inspectors are openly taking bribes," he said in the video. "If Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Maharaj wants, he can get an inquiry conducted to see that money is being taken everywhere. Even for issuing a character certificate, the lekhpal is taking a bribe of Rs 2,000 and senior officers of the districts are working with the mentality of the SP and the BSP," he said, referring to the two political parties who are in the Opposition in the state.