Digvijaya meets PM: Corruption trail reaching Maya door

A Congress delegation led by Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to apprise him of the situation in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the murder of a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and a deputy CMO.

A Congress delegation led by Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to apprise him of the situation in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the murder of a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and a deputy CMO.

This corruption trail is reaching her (Chief Minister Mayawatis) door… Mayawati should order a CBI inquiry into the case (CMO murder). There have been three murders related to the office of Lucknow CMO. Mayawati has expelled two ministers saying they committed mistakes. But it was never told what those mistakes were, Singh,AICC general secretary in charge of UP,said after the meeting.

He said corruption was at its peak in the state and his party would expose the menace by launching campaigns in every district of the state.

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A scam has also come to the fore in Sonbhadra district of the state. In one district,a scam worth Rs 300 crore has been exposed. It was said that both concerned BDOs will be suspended and FIRs will be registered but neither of the two happened, the Congress general secretary claimed.

Even media people are being arrested in UP. The situation is worrisome, he added.

The delegation,which included UP Pradesh Congress Committee chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi,CLP leader Pramod Tewari and INTUC representatives,also requested the PM to reconsider the Cabinet decision to divest the governments stake in Scooters India limited (SIL).

Joshi said the Prime Minister assured the delegation that a fresh look would be taken by the government on this issue.

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