Indore, January 3
Already under attack over the way the case of Ujjain professor H.S. Sabharwal was investigated, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has landed in yet another controversy following his visit to a hospital where he met an accused in the murder case.
During a surprise visit to the government-run M.Y. Hospital here yesterday, he met Vimal Tomar, one of the accused in the case, in the intensive care unit besides other patients, official sources said.
The CM undertook the visit to know the condition of the hospital and facilities available there, they
said.
However, the Chief Minister did not apparently see anything wrong with the visit. “Yes, I also met him (Tomar). I met many patients admitted there and I met Vimalji also,” Chouhan said.
Tomar, a former leader the BJP’s student wing, ABVP, was shifted to the hospital from Ujjain’s Central Jail following complaint of chest pain nearly a week ago.
Sabharwal, a professor at Ujjain’s Madhav College, died in September 2006, after being allegedly assaulted by students protesting the cancellation of college union polls.
Opposition Congress, which has accused the BJP government of mishandling the murder case since beginning, has questioned the rationale behind Chouhan visiting the accused.
State Congress chief Subhash Yadav alleged that the BJP government was acting under the pressure of RSS and Bajrang Dal in the case.
After the present incident, the Chouhan government has no right to remain in power, he said.
— PTI
