# The Congress has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the denial of CBI probe into Vyapam scam by the Centre, terming it as a "classic BJP cover up". The BJP, however, backed Home Minister Rajnath Singh, saying the Supreme Court has already said that there's no need for any additional probe into Vyapam scam.
# Home Minister Rajnath Singh says there is no need for CBI probe in Vyapam scam as both High Court and Supreme Court are satisfied with ongoing investigation.
# On Jabalpur medical college dean Dr Arun Sharma's death, Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi said, "Delhi Police understands the importance of this case. We will probe all aspects of the case. CFL and crime team have visited the spot. We are also tracking local factors from MP. Medical board did the post-mortem of Dr Sharma," says Bassi.
# BJP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya meets party president Amit Shah over his controversial remark on deceased journalist.
# MP Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya condoles the death of journalist who was reporting on Vyapam scam. He says, "To lose a child is unfortunate for any parents. I will continue be in touch with journalist's family."
# Everyone should have faith in court. We are not shying away from any kind of inquiry. If truth does not prevail then I will welcome not only CBI probe but SC monitored probe as well: Vijayvargiya
# MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should resign. Why is the Prime Minister silent on this issue? We will raise this issue in Parliament. We demand a Supreme Court monitored probe into this case: Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia
# Shivraj Singh Chouhan should take responsibility for every death in Vyapam scam: Congress
# 800 accused in the Vyapam scam are on the run: Randeep Surjewala
# Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had called for an independent probe but Shivraj Singh Chouhan rejected the demand: Randeep Surjewala
# Congress demands immediate sacking of Shivraj Singh Chouhan and an impartial probe into the Vyapam scam.
# 46 people connected to the Vyapam Scam have lost their lives till July 6, 2015: Randeep Surjewala
# Approx 140 FIR's have been lodged involving estimated 3,800 accused. About 800 accused out of them are absconding: Randeep Surjewala
# Between December 2008 to March 2012, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was Medical Education Minister in MP as he held the portfolio with himself as CM: Randeep Surjewala
# Laxmikant Sharma, now arrested, was Higher Education Minister in Madhya Pradesh: Randeep Surjewala
# Vyapam by conducted 68 examinations wherein 49,44,104 students appeared: Randeep Surjewala
# Rampant corruption took place in examinations conducted by Vyapam both affecting nearly 76 lakh candidates between 2007 to 2013: Randeep Surjewala
# Vyapam was established for examinations, in 2008 its mandate was expanded to include recruitment examinations: Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala
# Congress is linking every death to Vyapam scam. The Jabalpur Medical College dean Arun Sharma had no relation with Vyapam scam. Even trainee sub-inspector Anamika Kushwaha also had no links with the Vyapam scam: Narottam Mishra, spokesman of Madhya Pradesh government
# Every death should not be linked to Vyapam scam, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress are at loggerheads over the high-profile Vyapam scam with each accusing the other of politicising the issue. Over 40 people have died so far in the multi-crore scam.
The Vyapam scam has become a major political controversy with numerous witnesses and accused dying under mysterious circumstances. The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.
Alleged financial and administrative irregularities, including unauthorised disposal of application forms, worth crores of rupees by the MPPEB have been pointed out in an audit report.
The MPPEB conducts entrance and recruitment tests for admission in medical and engineering courses, and selection in certain government services, among others.
It has been alleged that corrupt officials at the board took money to compromise the examination and recruitment for several professional courses. These courses include pre-engineering, pre-medical, MCA, teaching among others.
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