The chief minister made the remarks while winding up discussion on the state's budget in the Assembly.
Adityanath said his government had introduced e tendering, a subtle reference to the alleged multi-crore scams when Prajapati was the mines minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government.
He said, "Those indulging in illegal trading of sand, gravel and other construction material will face stringent action under the law and will not be able to escape."
A special POCSO court has framed charges against Prajapati and other six co-accused in a gang rape case after a woman from Chitrakoot alleged that they had raped her many times and even attempted to rape her daughter.
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