MPPEB scam: Uproar in House over demand for CBI probe by Cong

Congress kept insisting on their demand for a discussion on a book titled 'Vyapam ka Sach' (MPPEB's truth)

Once again today during the on going state budge session main opposition Congress created uproar in the Assembly by reiterating demand for a CBI probe in MP Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam.

The members of the Congress also kept on insisting their demand for a discussion on a book titled 'Vyapam ka Sach' (MPPEB's truth) and alleged irregularities in the transport constable recruitment examination.

Senior member of the Congress Ram Niwas Rawat raised the issue during zero hour. He demanded discussion on MPPEB scam (also known as Vyapam Ghotala) under rule 52.

Rawat said more than 1,500 appointments through the board have been cancelled and hundreds of accused have been arrested and hence a debate should be initiated.

He also demanded to know the status on a notice on breach of privilege motion against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the issue of the 'Vyapam ka Sach' published by the BJP.

Leader of the Opposition Satyadev Katare said that it was necessary for opposition to know how a secret note-sheet of the state Assembly got published in the booklet (Vyapam Ka Sach).

Though Speaker said that he was examining the merit of the notice and will give his ruling on Tuesday, Rawat, Katare and other members maintained that their demand should be given priority over other proceedings and that the list of selected candidates on the posts of transport constables through the MPPEB, should be tabled and discussion should be initiated.

Other members Umang Singhar also raised the same issue while Sundarlal Tiwari of Congress kept on disrupting the proceedings of call attention motion despite Speaker's warning to take stern action.

Later led by Katare the Congress members staged a sit-in protest in the well of the House. To which minister for parliament affairs Narottam Mishra urged the speaker to intervene and ask the leader of opposition to cooperate in the business of the House, debate on budget and other issues of public importance.

The matter had already been discussed at occasion in the session, Mishra told the Speaker.

But the Congress members kept on insisting on their demand of initiating a discussion and handing over of the investigation to the CBI by shouting slogans against the chief minister.

Amid pandemonium the Speaker adjourned the House twice for 10 minutes each and later for the day after transacting listed business without any debate or discussion.

STF probing nine exams conducted by MPPEB

State home minister Babulal Gaur informed the Assembly that the Special Task Force (STF) was investigating into nine examinations including four recruitment examinations conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board. In a written reply to question raised by Congress member Ram Niwas Rawat, Gaur informed that five entrance examinations including Pre-Medical Test-2012, the PMT-2013, the Pre-PG Exam-2012, the Contract School Teacher Eligibility Exam Class III-2011 and the Contract School Teacher Eligibility Exam Class II-2011 are under probe. Four recruitment examinations, he further informed, including the Junior Food Inspector Exam-2012, the Madhya Pradesh State Dairy Federation Recruitment Exam-2012, the Subedar and Platoon Commander Recruitment Exam-2012 and the Police Constable Recruitment Exam-2012 are also under investigation.