lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in her bid to defend Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam, on Wednesday said, let a fair and impartial investigation be carried out into the scam through a competent agency before making any conclusion. In an informal talk with media persons here, Mahajan denied the scam has tainted the image of Madhya Pradesh.
We should not derive conclusion with one or two such issues. The case is quite old and we must not overlook the fact that it was the State Government which in fact had exposed the scam, she said adding that the truth will finally prevail after fair and impartial probe into the matter by a competent agency. Earlier Mahajan laid the foundation stone for the construction of a railway over-bridge in the city at Gaadi Adda. The railway overbridge would be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs33 crore. She said construction of railway overbridge at Gaadi Adda will facilitate development of central localities of Indore city.
Speaking further she said a wide network of roads in Madhya Pradesh is being constructed with the help of Central Government. While the condition of national highway between Indore to Mumbai has got better with construction of four-lane highway, construction of four-lane from Indore to Gwalior, Indore to Burhanpur and from Ujjain to Agar would be carried out soon. 741-meter and 14.80-meter wide railway overbridge would be complete within 24 months.
Speaking on the occasion, State PWD minister Sartaj Singh said that the State Government has attached top priority to construction of roads, production of electricity and provision of water and development of existing infrastructure. He said the Central Government on its part is extending all help for development of Madhya Pradesh. Singh said the State Government had recently requested the Central Government to declare 3,000 kms of roads in Madhya Pradesh as national highways. Speaking on the occasion, Indore Mayor Malini Gaud said the corporation has attached top priorities of construction of roads in the city.