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Home secretary meets Rajnath after SC notice to MP governor
New Delhi, July 9
Union Home Secretary L.C.
Goyal met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday after the Supreme
Court issued a notice to Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a
plea concerning the forest guard recruitment scam.
Though there
was no official word about the meeting, sources said the apex court
notice to Yadav and the central government in the forest guard
recruitment scam figured in the meeting.
Rajnath Singh is likely to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday evening.
Yadav's
son Shailesh Yadav, an accused in the Madhya Pradesh Professional
Examination Board or Vyapam scam, was found dead under mysterious
circumstances in March at his father's residence in Lucknow. The Vyapam
scam has created a massive political uproar, with over 40 deaths linked
to it.
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders indicated on Thursday that the party would not defend Ram Naresh Yadav and he may have to resign.
"People
occupying constitutional posts should introspect whether their actions
are adding to the esteem of their office or not," BJP spokesperson Nalin
Kohli told IANS.
He said Yadav was appointed the governor by the
Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government and he was
considered close to the Congress leadership.
The Supreme Court on
Thursday issued notice to the central government, Madhya Pradesh
government and Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh
High Court order quashing an FIR against Yadav for his alleged
involvement in the forest guard recruitment scam on the ground that he
enjoyed immunity of the constitutional office he was occupying.