UP Govt Suspends Ex-Ghaziabad DM Nidhi Kesarwani Over Corruption Charges

GG News Bureau

Lucknow, 4^th May. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath suspended Ex-Ghaziabad’s District Magistrate (DM) Nidhi Kesarwani for alleged anomalies in land acquisitions for Delhi-Meerut Expressway and Eastern Peripheral Expressway.

Kesarwani is presently on central deputation and so, the UP government has forwarded the matter to the central government for further action against her.

“Following zero-tolerance policy toward corruption, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered the suspension of the then DM Ghaziabad, now on central deputation, and ordered to forward the matter to the Centre to initiate departmental action,” the CM office informed in a tweet.

Stern action will be taken against those involved in irregularities in land acquisition, the tweet said, adding an FIR would be registered against the guilty.

“A section officer and a review officer of the Appointment Department will also be suspended for the delay in taking up the matter on the probe report. Departmental action will also be initiated against the deputy secretary,” the tweet added.