Vyapam Controversy

The controversy revolves around the recent examination for the posts of Group 2 and Sub Group 4 Patwari - revenue officials.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday changed the name of MP Professional Examination Board, earlier known as Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal or Vyapam that had got embroiled in a controversy due to alleged rigging of exams.

A court in Bhopal has directed police to register an FIR against senior Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia and an RTI activist on charges of "fabricating evidence" in the Vyapam scam case.

The controversy over the Vyapam scam-linked deaths erupted as Madhya Pradesh police had included the names of dead persons as accused in its FIRs registered in the cases pertaining to the admission and recruitment scam, the CBI has found.

The government on Monday slammed the Congress for disrupting parliament and said it hoped that important bills will be passed before the ongoing winter session ended on December 23.

The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea seeking his removal on the ground of his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam, currently being probed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The Central Bureau of Investigation has collected the medical reports of TV journalist Akshay Singh from his family to ascertain if he had any medical pre-condition, which might have led to his sudden death.

The BJP today started its press conference blitz across all states to counter the Congress' claims of their party shielding corrupt leaders, a day after the monsoon session of the Parliament ended with disruptions, and no legislation work being done due to Congress' demand for resignation of three senior BJP leaders over the issue of proximity to t...

After days of appearing to be the loudest protesters in Parliament, the Congress today looked far from isolated as most opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool, decided to boycott the Lok Sabha for five days in a show of solidarity after 25 Congress lawmakers were suspended from the Lok Sabha.

Congress today hit back at Union Minister Mahesh Sharma for his suggestion of 'no work, no pay' policy over logjam in Parliament, saying such views were "wrong" as Congress MPs were "working hard".

With half of the Monsoon session virtually washed out, the government will make a fresh bid to end the two-week-long deadlock in Parliament with an all-party meeting on Monday.

Some business was conducted in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The house has been witnessing disruptions ever since the Monsoon session began on July 21 as the opposition has been relentlessly and vociferously raising the issue of the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scandal.

In the midst of a controversy over the Vyapam scam, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said he would soon carry out an expansion of his council of ministers.

Congress will not allow Parliament to function till the ministers whose names have surfaced in Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam resign, party leader Ashwani Kumar said today, stressing that it was opposition's right "to oppose, expose and depose" the government.

Rahul Gandhi's aggressive strategy against the government in Parliament saw him attending a coordination meeting with one of his sharpest critics - the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The controversy revolves around the recent examination for the posts of Group 2 and Sub Group 4 Patwari - revenue officials.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday changed the name of MP Professional Examination Board, earlier known as Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal or Vyapam that had got embroiled in a controversy due to alleged rigging of exams.

A court in Bhopal has directed police to register an FIR against senior Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia and an RTI activist on charges of "fabricating evidence" in the Vyapam scam case.

The controversy over the Vyapam scam-linked deaths erupted as Madhya Pradesh police had included the names of dead persons as accused in its FIRs registered in the cases pertaining to the admission and recruitment scam, the CBI has found.

The government on Monday slammed the Congress for disrupting parliament and said it hoped that important bills will be passed before the ongoing winter session ended on December 23.

The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea seeking his removal on the ground of his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam, currently being probed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The Central Bureau of Investigation has collected the medical reports of TV journalist Akshay Singh from his family to ascertain if he had any medical pre-condition, which might have led to his sudden death.

The BJP today started its press conference blitz across all states to counter the Congress' claims of their party shielding corrupt leaders, a day after the monsoon session of the Parliament ended with disruptions, and no legislation work being done due to Congress' demand for resignation of three senior BJP leaders over the issue of proximity to t...

After days of appearing to be the loudest protesters in Parliament, the Congress today looked far from isolated as most opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool, decided to boycott the Lok Sabha for five days in a show of solidarity after 25 Congress lawmakers were suspended from the Lok Sabha.

Congress today hit back at Union Minister Mahesh Sharma for his suggestion of 'no work, no pay' policy over logjam in Parliament, saying such views were "wrong" as Congress MPs were "working hard".

With half of the Monsoon session virtually washed out, the government will make a fresh bid to end the two-week-long deadlock in Parliament with an all-party meeting on Monday.

Some business was conducted in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The house has been witnessing disruptions ever since the Monsoon session began on July 21 as the opposition has been relentlessly and vociferously raising the issue of the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scandal.

In the midst of a controversy over the Vyapam scam, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said he would soon carry out an expansion of his council of ministers.

Congress will not allow Parliament to function till the ministers whose names have surfaced in Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam resign, party leader Ashwani Kumar said today, stressing that it was opposition's right "to oppose, expose and depose" the government.

Rahul Gandhi's aggressive strategy against the government in Parliament saw him attending a coordination meeting with one of his sharpest critics - the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).