Gonda: A Uttar Pradesh government
employee on Friday tried to commit suicide here by consuming
poison ahead of Chief Minister Mayawati's visit to the area to
draw her attention towards backlog of his salary, police said.
Sanjay Singh, posted as junior clerk in the PWD, was
depressed as he was not getting his salary for the past 13
months, police said.
The Chief Minister, who has been touring the state
for the past few days, will visit the area today to review
development work.
Singh was rushed to a hospital, where his condition
was stated to be stable.
PTI
First Published: Friday, February 11, 2011, 23:33