Demanding dismissal of murder accused General Administration Department (GAD) Minister lal Singh Arya, leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh here on Tuesday staged dharna at Chief Minister’s residence.
Singh walked on foot from Jawahar Bhawan to Chief Minister residence, meanwhile on getting information about this, police administration also reached the spot and asked him to call off the dharna for that he did not agreed and thereafter he was arrested along with his supporters.
Singh talking to the media persons while walking towards the CM house said that he had given ultimatum of 48 hours to the Chief Minister to remove Arya from the Cabinet but the CM did not pay any heed over that.
“Now I am going to stage dharna at CM house with the same demand that Arya should be removed immediately and would continue my dharna till my demand is not fulfilled,” he added.
Congress legislators Arif Aqueel and Govind Singh and some other leaders also accompanied Singh during the dharna.
Notably, was booked in Congress MlA Makhanlal Jatav's murder case on court order. The court has, however, stayed the minister's arrest till June 3. Congress MlA from Gohad in Bhind district Makhanlal Jatav had been shot dead on April 13, 2009 when he was campaigning for the party lok Sabha candidate for Bhind seat, Bhagirath Prasad. Judge Yogesh Kumar Gupta while hearing a petition filed by slain Congress MlA Makhanlal Jatav's family said that the minister be tried under Section 302.
loP Singh had then said that lal Singh Arya is now an accused in a murder case and the CM should respect court order and should make him resign from the cabinet.