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Shivraj Chouhan Faces “Quit” Demands Over Ration Scam: “Fair Probe Not Possible If…”

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's BJP government says the audit report was just a draft. (File)Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should resign, the Congress has demanded, citing an alleged scam in ration distribution. "It is a scam of at least Rs 2,000 crore," said former minister and senior Congress leader Jeetu Patwari. "There should be an inquiry by a High Court judge or an independent agency. But no such thing is possible if CM Chouhan remains in his post," he added.NDTV reported the irregularities in the take-home ration scheme on the basis of a confidential government audit report.The BJP government today contested the very basis. "It was only a draft report. The Women and Child Development Department will give a timely reply to it. The draft is not the final repor...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Meets BJP Chief JP Nadda

Mr Chouhan met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman later in the evening.New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday met BJP president J P Nadda in New Delhi at the latter's residence.This was Mr Chouhan's first meeting with the BJP president after he was dropped from the party's parliamentary board, its highest decision-making body, earlier this month.Besides Mr Chouhan, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was also dropped from the BJP's parliamentary board following its reshuffling.In the ongoing meeting, many organisational issues and the party's plan for assembly polls next year are likely to be discussed, sources said."Met BJP national president J P Nadda in New Delhi today and apprised him about the works and efforts being made for public welfare in the...