HC grants bail to former UP minister named in NRHM scam

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, who has been in jail in connection with the multi- billion NRHM scam that had rocked the state in 2010.
A single judge bench of Justice Arun Tandon, in an order of April 20, has directed Kushwaha to furnish bail bonds for a sum of Rs 2 lakh with two sureties in the like amount and also deposit a sum of Rs 20 lakh with the court concerned to secure his release.
The NRHM scam had come to light in 2010 with the murder of some top health department officials in Lucknow.

A CAG report had also slammed the then state government for irregularities in implementation of the centrally- sponsored scheme.
The matter is being investigated by the CBI.
Kushwaha, who was a close confidant of the then Chief Minister Mayawati and a cabinet minister holding the Family Welfare portfolio, was named as one of the key accused in cases filed by the CBI.
He was made to resign shortly before the 2012 assembly polls in which the BSP was routed.
He joined the BJP soon afterwards but his membership was "suspended" following an outcry.