Digvijay files complaint against Chouhan, Uma in Vyapam scam

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday moved a court here seeking prosecution of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister Uma Bharti in the Vyapam scam.

The plea, in the form of "criminal complaint", was filed before judge Suresh Singh of the special court which deals with cases involving Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly, said Singh's lawyer Ajay Gupta.

The scam refers to massive admission and recruitment rackets which allegedly manipulated entrance examinations conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, popularly known as 'Vyapam'.

The CBI which is probing the scam has filed several charge sheets in the case.

Digvijay Singh's plea alleged that both the Special Task Force which probed the scam earlier and the CBI ignored strong evidence provided by him about Chouhan and Bharti's alleged involvement.

Bharti is a former chief minister of the state.

The plea is supported by a 27,000-page annexure, advocate Gupta said, adding that it also seeks criminal prosecution of officers who allegedly tampered with electronic evidence related to the matter.

The court posted Singh's plea for hearing to September 22, he said.