Accusing Governor Ram Naresh Yadav of failing to uphold the sanctity of his post, the main Opposition Congress in the State Assembly on Tuesday demanded his resignation over the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam.
After the discussion was over on Governor's address in the Assembly, the Opposition members refused to listen to the Chief Minister's reply. They were demanding from Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to inform about the status of Governor Yadav, whether he has been booked in the MPPEB case.
Earlier in the day, joining a debate on motion of thanks to Governor's Address during the ongoing Budget Session of the State Assembly, Congress' Mahendra Singh Kalukheda, referring to the name of Yadav's son figuring in the MPPEB scam, said that the Governor has failed to maintain the dignity of his post.
He said after the involvement of Yadav's Officer-on-Special Duty coming to light, the name of the Governor's son has also cropped up in connection with the scam. Therefore, Yadav should resign from the gubernatorial post, he said.
The State Government says that the STF (which is probing scam) was working on the directives of the court (MP High Court). If such was the case, then how come Chouhan and Home Minister Babulal Gaur were summoning the STF officers and issuing them orders, Kalukheda said.