Controversies
His name has been seen in 2 to 3 controversies but he has later been made clear of all.
As the Governor of Bihar, Buta Singh's controversial decision to recommend the dissolution of the Bihar Assembly in 2005 was sharply criticised by the Supreme Court. The court ruled that Mr. Singh had acted in haste and misled the federal cabinet because he did not want a particular party claiming to form the government, to come to power. Mr. Singh however claimed that the party was resorting to unfair means (read horse trading) to secure support to form the government. On January 26, 2006 Singh sent a fax to President Abdul Kalam offering to resign his post. The next day he left office and was replaced by West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
In the latest controversy, his son Sarabjot Singh has been charged of demanding a hefty bribe — Rs 1 crore but his father has been given a clean chit by the CBI saying that Buta Singh was unaware of the bribe and is not involved in any manner — .
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