New Delhi, Sept 01: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was today questioned in Lucknow by CBI in connection with the controversial multi-crore Taj heritage corridor project case.
Mayawati was questioned about the allegations that the work for the controversial project was started at the site only after her office gave the go ahead for the project. According to CBI, the project was started with undue haste by the Mayawati government and the work at the site began on the basis of "oral orders" issued by the then state Environment Secretary R K Sharma. Her questioning followed after the CBI recorded the statement of her Personal Secretary P L Punia. Bureau Report