MP CM's family involved in Vyapam scam, sue me if you want: Rahul

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Press Trust of India Khargone (MP)
Last Updated : Oct 30 2018 | 11:31 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday alleged the "family" of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was involved in the Vyapam scam and said he was ready to face defamation cases for his remarks.

The scam was unearthed in Madhya Pradesh in 2013 and allegedly involved government officials and politicians.

Reacting to the allegations levelled by the Congress chief, a senior leader of the BJP state unit said he was misleading the people.

Addressing an election rally here, Gandhi said, "The chief minister got angry yesterday (Monday) and said Rahul Gandhi was speaking about Vyapam. He (CM) said he would file a defamation suit. File as many as cases as you want, it doesn't make any difference."
State unit BJP vice-president Vijesh Lunawat said, "The Congress had raised the Vyapam issue in earlier elections but lost. He (Gandhi) should know that the CBI has already given a clean chit to the MP chief minister."

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First Published: Oct 30 2018 | 11:31 PM IST