Aligarh, July 11: Senior Rashtriya Lok Dal leader and President of district Panchayat, Tejveer Singh Guddu, arrested in a corruption case earlier this week, was today charged under the National Security Act, police said.
Singh was arrested from his residence here on Tuesday in connection with a murder and extortion case and another case of corruption was registered against him and three officials of district Panchayat office the following day.
Criticising the action against Tejveer, senior RLD leader and former UP minister Dalbir Singh told reporters "it is yet another case of vendetta carried out by Chief Minister Mayawati".
He alleged Tejveer was being pressurised to quit RLD and join ruling BSP. Bureau Report.