KC Venugopal Accuses Centre of Selective Probe, Targets MP CM Mohan Yadav over Land Scam Allegations
- On Tuesday, the Opposition Congress alleged an "engine of plunder" is running in Madhya Pradesh, citing reports that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's family acquired at least 168 acres of land in Ujjain since December 2023.
- The Indian Express reported that Yadav's family and their real estate firms purchased at least 137 plots measuring 168 acres in Ujjain, mostly in zones benefiting from infrastructure projects or land-use changes announced by his government.
- Madhya Pradesh unit Congress president Jitu Patwari called the reports "deeply concerning" and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the alleged land acquisitions by the Chief Minister's family.
- Neither the Bharatiya Janata Party nor the Chief Minister's office has issued an official response, while Congress leader Jairam Ramesh suggested internal factionalism involving Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan triggered the records' leak.
- Opposition leader Umang Singhar also alleged further corruption of crores of rupees in preparations for Ujjain's Simhastha Kumbh Mela in 2028, questioning whether the Chief Minister will answer for the project contracts.
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Ujjain land 'scam': Madhya Pradesh Congress demands CM Mohan Yadav’s resignation
According to a report by The Indian Express, CM Yadav's family and their real estate firms acquired at least 137 plots spanning 168 acres in Ujjain, mostly in areas benefiting from road projects and land-use changes his government announced.
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