Lumbini Province Assembly member Yadav expelled

Tulsipur, Feb 24: Lumbini Province Assembly member Janaki Prasad Yadav has been expelled from his parliamentary portfolio.     

Yadav was automatically suspended after the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a graft case against him at the special court, the Lumbini Province Assembly secretariat said.     

Issuing a public notice, Province Assembly secretary Durlav Kumar Pun shared Yadav has been automatically suspended from his position as per the legal arrangement until clearance of the graft case against him.     

The graft case was registered against Yadav at the special court on last February 20 for misappropriating the public asset (forest and timber products).     

Yadav was elected the Province Assembly member from Kapilvastu constituency 3(2). Elected from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, he was earlier the Minister for industry, Tourism and Transport Management.(RSS)