Youth Congress leaders on Wednesday took to streets protesting against a high profile teachers recruitment scam in Madhya Pradesh involving Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's wife Sadhna Singh.
The protestors also demanded probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into this scam.
The protesters blocked roads, shouted anti-government slogans condemning Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife, accusing her of taking bribes for recruiting teachers in government jobs.
Protesters also threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike, until their demands were met.
"From the last one month we have been protesting against the vyapam scam for which we are asking the chief minister to talk straight if he is thinking about the welfare of the students, teachers and youth of the state. If the government is scared of CBI inquiry then it is clearly scared of the 136 phones calls that were made to Pankaj Tiwari. It seems not only his family but the chief minister himself is involved in this scam," said Amit Sharma, a leader of Youth Congress.
The recruitment scam involved manipulation in the selection process for government jobs conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB)
The scam is currently being probed by the Special Task Force (STF).
