Bhopal: As the death toll in the multi-crore Vyapam scam is rising with each passing day, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that every death should be linked with the scam. The remarks came even as his government is under fire after over 40 deaths in the mysterious scam and the reluctance for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is on defensive in the Vyapam scam and said it was ready for a CBI probe but it will overstep court's jurisdiction.
BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said, "We are ready for a CBI probe but the decision will be overstepping the court's jurisdiction. The entire probe on Vyapam is under the supervision of the court and the Chief Minister has written to the SIT ordered by the court."
The Vyapam scam is getting murkier with each passing day. On Monday, a trainee sub-inspector who was recruited through Vyapam was found in a lake in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district.
On Saturday, TV Today journalist Akshay Singh died under mysterious circumstances soon after he interviewed the parents of a girl who was found dead after her name figured in the massive admission and recruitment scandal. The incident took place in Meghnagar near Jhabua town.
On Sunday, Dr Arun Sharma, the dean of a medical college in Jabalpur and suspected of having links to some accused in the Vyapam scam, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a Delhi hotel.
Defending his government's action, Chouhan had said that he did nothing wrong by ordering a probe into it. "It was my decision to initiate probe into all aspects of Vyapam scam and I did nothing wrong by ordering the probe. No case has been investigated as deep as this one. Each death will be investigated," Chouhan had said.
Earlier, state Home Minister Babu Lal Gaur had rejected demand for a CBI probe saying, "Death is a natural occurrence. One who has been born will die."
The Vyapam scam has become a major political controversy with numerous witnesses and accused dying under mysterious circumstances. The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.
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