The Madhya Pradesh Government on Thursday informed the Assembly that examination results of 1,416 examinees were cancelled following the investigation of various examinations in the State’s infamous Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam.
In a written reply to Congress Mahendra Singh Kalukheda, Technical Education Minister Uma Shankar Gupta said examination results of 1,416 candidates were cancelled so far. These include both recruitment and admission-related examinations. Of them, most examinations cancelled include that of Pre-Medical Test.
Besides, Madhya Pradesh Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Surendra Patwa announced in the Assembly that the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Authority (MPRDA) Managing Director would inquire into the delay in laying of a road in Bhind district.
Raising the matter of alleged irregularities in the laying of Mihona-lahar-Daboh-Bhander-Chirgaon Road in Bhind, Govind Singh of Congress said the construction work has not completed despite the passage of three years.
He said that the matter was complained to the lokayukta as well as to the High Court. He demanded that the delay be probed by the MPRDA Managing Director and the Principal Secretary.
In his reply, Patwa admitted the delay and assured that the road would be completed by March 2016. He said that the matter would be inquired into by the MPRDA Managing Director.