Top Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders on Monday (February 16) accused the Special Task Force (STF) probing the Recruitment Scam of "tampering" with evidence to be submitted to court by removing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's name at several places in an excel sheet as one who had recommended jobs for contractual teachers. Accompanied by Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia and senior Supreme Court advocate K T S Tulsi, former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh told a pressconference here that he has filed a statement under oath before the High Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) that words 'CM' occurred at 48 places. This was changed to just 'minister' at 21 places, then 'Uma Bharati' at 18 places and 'Ms' at one place. In 18 places, it has been altered to be left blank, Congress leaders alleged.Rejecting their accusations, Madhya Pradesh Health and Family Welfare minister and government spokesperson Narottam Mishra said the allegations were "baseless and without any substance". "The allegations levelled by them are imaginary, baseless and without any substance. We have full faith in the SIT, STF, High Court and the Supreme Court. If necessary, we will probe these charges," Mishra said.
The Congress leaders said the changes were made to protect in the original excel sheet to shield Chouhan and his family and demanded his resignation. After submitting the documents in support of their charge to Speical Investigative Team (SIT) which is overseeing the Special Task Force (STF) probe into the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam in the recruitment examination for various government posts, the Congress leaders alleged that original excel sheet was tampered with. State Congress leader Suresh Pachouri, PCC President, Arun Yadav and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, Satyadev Katare also joined the joint press conference and demanded a CBI probe into the scam and sought Chouhan's resignation. Digivijay Singh sai
