<div align="justify">Uttar Pradesh government on Monday suspended the director of the Forensic Science Laboratory Shyam Bihari Upadhyaya for terming silicon oxide, a food additive, which was found inside the state assembly a few days back, as a dangerous plastic explosive.<br /> <br />Upadhyaya, according to the sources here, had conducted tests on the powder recovered from under the seat of an MLA, with an ''expired'' kit.<br /> <br />The FSL director had then said that the powder was PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate), a dangerous plastic explosive.<br /> <br />Subsequent tests at a central forensic laboratory, however, revealed that the powder was silicon oxide.<br /><br />The initial report from the Lucknow FSL prompted chief minister Yogi Adityanath to express serious concern over the “slack security” in the House and termed it a “conspiracy” which could be connected to terrorism.<br /><br />He had also declared then that the probe into the matter would be handed over to the NIA. <br /><br />Vidhan sabha speaker Hriday Narain Dixit had also taken note of the incident and had cancelled all passes except those of the MLAs and the employees. <br /> <br />The FSL report caused a huge embarrassment to the state government.</div>
<div align="justify">Uttar Pradesh government on Monday suspended the director of the Forensic Science Laboratory Shyam Bihari Upadhyaya for terming silicon oxide, a food additive, which was found inside the state assembly a few days back, as a dangerous plastic explosive.<br /> <br />Upadhyaya, according to the sources here, had conducted tests on the powder recovered from under the seat of an MLA, with an ''expired'' kit.<br /> <br />The FSL director had then said that the powder was PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate), a dangerous plastic explosive.<br /> <br />Subsequent tests at a central forensic laboratory, however, revealed that the powder was silicon oxide.<br /><br />The initial report from the Lucknow FSL prompted chief minister Yogi Adityanath to express serious concern over the “slack security” in the House and termed it a “conspiracy” which could be connected to terrorism.<br /><br />He had also declared then that the probe into the matter would be handed over to the NIA. <br /><br />Vidhan sabha speaker Hriday Narain Dixit had also taken note of the incident and had cancelled all passes except those of the MLAs and the employees. <br /> <br />The FSL report caused a huge embarrassment to the state government.</div>