Madhya Pradesh Congress has decided to launch 'Mukhya Mantri Kursi Chhodo (Chief Minister quit the chair movement) across the State, while making the issue of Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam as a public movement.
A decision in this regard was taken was at a meeting of District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents presided over by State Congress president Arun Yadav at the party State headquarter Indira Bhawan. All India Congress Committee secretary and MP Sanjay Nirupam and leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Satyadev Katare were especially present on the occasion.
Yadav addressing the meeting said, "Congress party would launch 'Mukhya Mantri Kursi Chhodo (Chief Minister quit the chair movement) across the State on August 9. Congress workers would reach the common man to build pressure on chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to quit the office."
Yadav further said that the Congress would also launch signature campaign to press its demand for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe of the MPPEB scam and Chief Ministers' resignation and the memorandum with the signature of people of state would be handed over to the President of India in New Delhi.
He said that soon the Congress would start sit-in demonstration in the State capital in which Congress workers from one or two districts would sit-in and the demonstration would continue till the workers from all the districts participate in it.
Nirupam in his address said, "A centre should be established at the state Congress headquarters to associate the victim students of the MPPEB scam."
He also suggested preparing the case study of innocent victims arrested and harassed by the STF and to make it public through the social media.
Katare provided the details of the corruption held in the scam and informed the DCC presidents in details that how money changed hands in the scam and that how chief minister is involved in it.
The meeting also decided that small programmes would be organized at district and block levels to inspire youth for joining Congress.