Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday thanked the Supreme Court for ordering a CBI probe into the Vyapam scam, which has left a serious impact on the nation’s public life.
Chouhan, who returned to Bhopal from New Delhi on Thursday after meeting the family of Akshay Singh, a journalist who died while reporting on the recruitment scam, said the decision will clear the air about the mysterious deaths related to the case.
"I am grateful. Whatever I have heard about the Supreme Court order, it said ‘we appreciate the stand taken by the Attorney General on behalf of the state government and accept the request (for a CBI probe)’. I am very thankful to the apex court," the CM, who promised an unbiased probe into Singh’s death and offered a job and financial help to the family, told reporters.
Chouhan said the probe has been a trial by fire for him. He said there would have been no probe had he wished so but he wanted the anomalies to be detected and fixed.
Published 09 July 2015, 19:39 IST