Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday concluded hearing and reserved its judgment on a PIL seeking removal of deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya alleging that he was implicated in seven criminal cases before being appointed as the deputy CM of the state. In the PIL, the petitioner has also referred to a controversial statement made by Maurya on Jul 14, in which he declared that “party organisation is bigger than the govt”. Hearing a PIL filed by Manjesh Kumar Yadav, advocate, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar passed the order.
In the course of hearing, the counsel for the petitioner contended that Maurya’s remarks undermined the dignity of his office and cast doubts on the transparency and purity of the govt. The lack of response or denial from both the BJP, the governor, and the election commission further compounded the issue, highlighting it as a matter of serious concern, he added. Citing Maurya’s “criminal history”, the plea said that appointing someone with such a record to a constitutional office was inappropriate and set a dangerous precedence.
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