The Congress on Tuesday demanded Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh's resignation over the unfolding of the PDS rice scam in the state.
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi led the protests against Dr. Singh, calling the allegations against him 'very serious'.
"The Congress party demands the resignation of the Chhattisgarh CM and a time bound judicial probe into the PDS Rice scam. The allegations against him are of a very serious nature. Documents found during the probe refer to involvement of his wife and sister-in-law. The nature of allegations are of a very serious nature and most direct," Singhvi told the media.
"It is a matter of shame that the probe documents refer to the adulteration of rice. Millers supplied this rice to Chhattisgarh public distribution system. They mixed good rice with bad rice. Can there be anything more deplorable than taking commission on this? The Chhattisgarh CM should resign," he added.
Singhvi further said that Dr. Singh had now joined Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in 'resisting' a probe into alleged scams.
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"This is the Chhattisgarh CM who talked about zero tolerance with respect to corruption but is now silent. The CM of his neighboring State, Madhya Pradesh, is resisting inquiry with the same ferocity, into the Vyapam scam. It is the story of two states, both ruled by the BJP, whose CMs are resisting inquiries into big scams against them," he said.
"This is an extremely serious matter. In both cases there is complicity with culpability. The PM should show he can match action with words. Raman Singh is known as 'Chawal Baba', and in his state, rice is adulterated. What can be worse than this?" he added.
Earlier, the Chhattisgarh Police Anti-Corruption Bureau raided the state Civil Supplies Corporation offices and reportedly recovered around Rs 3.5 crore. The authorities also seized several documents that named many top functionaries of the state as the scam beneficiaries.
