<p class="title">The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to release criminals from impoverished backgrounds, who are lodged in jails for petty offences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision comes ahead of the assembly polls due later this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, during a law and order review meeting on Tuesday, asked officials concerned to direct district collectors and SPs to begin a process to withdraw cases against criminals from poor and weaker sections, who are lodged in jails and ensure their early release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chouhan also directed officials to prepare a list of such cases by July 31 in all districts of the state, an official from the public relation department said on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Secretary B P Singh, Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla and Officer on Special Duty Adarsh Katiyar were present in the meeting. </p>
<p class="title">The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to release criminals from impoverished backgrounds, who are lodged in jails for petty offences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision comes ahead of the assembly polls due later this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, during a law and order review meeting on Tuesday, asked officials concerned to direct district collectors and SPs to begin a process to withdraw cases against criminals from poor and weaker sections, who are lodged in jails and ensure their early release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chouhan also directed officials to prepare a list of such cases by July 31 in all districts of the state, an official from the public relation department said on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Secretary B P Singh, Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla and Officer on Special Duty Adarsh Katiyar were present in the meeting. </p>