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Union Minister Backs Husband Amid Row

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January 03, 2025

Apna Dal (S) president and Union minister of state Anupriya Patel on Thursday backed her husband, UP minister Ashish Patel, over corruption charges against him.

- Press Trust of India

LUCKNOW:

Ashish said that he is ready to be sacked, but will not resign from his ministerial post.

Ashish Patel was accused by Pallavi Patel, an MLA from Sirathu and a leader of the Apna Dal (Kameravadi), of corruption in the appointments of department heads in the UP technical education department.

At a press conference, Ashish Patel alleged that he was under threat of an attack from state Special Task Force (STF) and dared the force to shoot him "in the chest".

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