Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Monday backed Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh, who is under tremendous Opposition pressure for his resignation over the Vyapam scam. While speaking to a English news channel, Uma Bharti said she herself is scared by the number of deaths associated with the scam.
“There is panic in Madhya Pradesh due to the deaths. I am scared for the lives of people connected to me. I am a minister, but still I am scared. I will convey my fears to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,” Uma Bharti told.
Uma Bharati’s name has been included in one of the Vyapam-related FIRs on the basis of the statement of an accused. Uma has claimed that her name in the list is a ‘deep conspiracy’.
“It is a very deep conspiracy. The biggest example of the deep conspiracy is that my name is in it. Because I have nothing to do with this. If I am there, then some very serious conspiracy is there,” Bharti told
Uma also said she was the first person to have suggested a CBI probe into the scandal.
“I was named in the FIR as per an accused’s version. This is unfair. I am shocked that my name has been dragged into this. I was the first to suggest a CBI probe,” said Uma Bharti.
“I stand with Shivraj ji; I’m concerned about him as he’s a very sensitive person. He must be very upset about these deaths,” Uma Bharti said.
Two more persons — woman sub-inspector Anamika Kushwaha, recruited through the MP Professional Examination Board, and police constable Ramakant Pandey, a suspect in the scam — died in suspicious circumstances on Monday, raising the total deaths of persons connected with Vyapam to 45.
