Ballia,

10 Aug (HS): 'I am Dayashankar Singh. I am not going to be afraid of the BSP

MLA's threats,” said Ballia city MLA and Yogi cabinet minister Dayashankar

Singh in response to BSP MLA Umashankar allegations on Sunday. He challenged

the BSP MLA that if he is involved in corruption then come and speak in the

assembly session, kicking off from Monday. Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh

was furious after the new bridge built on NH 31 in Ballia was inaugurated in

the dark of the night without informing. He vented his anger on the PWD AE and

targeted BSP MLA Umashankar Singh without naming him. Since then, a verbal war

started between the two leaders which has now turned into sharp words. On BSP

MLA Uma Shankar Singh saying that 'If I expose the truth then there will be no

place to hide', Transport Minister Daya Shankar Singh while talking to

reporters on the sidelines of a programme on distribution of relief material to

flood victims in Town Hall on Sunday said that if he (Uma Shankar Singh) has

evidence and if he says that if he will expose me then we will run away, then

he is the leader of the opposition and has the right to speak in the House too.

He is the leader of the House, he should speak in the Assembly, tell the people

of Ballia. Don't give false threats. I am Daya Shankar Singh. I am not going to

get scared like this. Don't mislead the public. I challenge you to show me

whatever evidence you have of my corruption.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi