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Kumar Vishwas moves apex cour on Vyapam scam
New Delhi, July 6
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader
Kumar Vishwas on Monday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) on the
Vyapam scam in the Supreme Court and requested the court to immediately
consider the issue.
"I have filed a PIL with Supreme Court,
requesting them to probe the Vyapam scam immediately. Although the
Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Madhya Pradesh government has been
investigating the case, there have already been 45 deaths so far,"
Vishwas told reporters outside the Supreme Court.
The AAP leader
said the party condoled the deaths of Aaj Tak TV channel reporter Akshay
Singh and the dean of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College, Arun
Sharma, who lost their lives while investigating the scam.
"We
have requested Supreme Court to take cognizance of the issue," Vishwas
said, adding that it could help in stopping other scam-related deaths
from occurring.
The admission and recruitment racket in Madhya
Pradesh Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam) or the Madhya Pradesh
Professional Examination Board apparently involves politicians,
officials and businessmen.
More than 40 people associated with
the scam have died since 2013 -- either in mysterious circumstances or
have committed suicides.