Union Minister Mahavir Prasad termed the murder allegation levelled against him in a murder case as "political conspiracy" and parried a query if he was considering resigning from the government.

"It is a political conspiracy," he told reporters when asked about the conspiracy charge registered against him in a murder case in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Asked if it would be morally correct for him to resign now, 69-year-old Prasad said, "What is moral about it? We have been winning elections and will do so in future. There is just one word to describe this (case) and it's a political conspiracy," said the Scheduled Caste leader from Bansgaon.

The case was lodged on the direction of the Allahabad High Court under section 120 B IPC (conspiracy) against the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Gagha Police station in Gorakhpur last night, according to police.

Soren demands Mahavir Prasad’s resignation

JMM chief Sibu Soren, who had to resign from the Union Cabinet following his conviction in a murder case, today demanded resignation of Union Minister Mahavir Prasad booked for his alleged conspiracy in a murder case.

"He should definitely put in his papers," Soren told reporters when asked whether the Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Industries should resign after a case was lodged against him at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on the directions of the Allahabad High Court for alleged conspiracy in a murder.

The JMM chief said the Constitution should apply equally to all and Prasad too should step down.

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