It took five decades for the central government to realise its “mistake” of wrongly placing “an internationally renowned organisation like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh” in the list of organisations government officials cannot be associated with, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed on Thursday. The court was hearing a petition filed by Indore resident Purushottam Gupta, a retired central government officer, who had in September 2023 knocked on the court’s doors, saying rules that barred him from joining the RSS were “an impediment for him to gratify his desires at the dusk…
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Rumblings in Madhya Pradesh BJP govt as minister threatens to quit after losing Forest charge to Congress turncoat | Political Pulse News
A day after he was divested of the Forest and Environment portfolio, Madhya Pradesh scheduled caste welfare minister Nagar Singh Chouhan on Monday threatened to resign from his post. His portfolio has been allocated to Congress turncoat Ramniwas Rawat. Chouhan threatened that his wife Anita Singh Chouhan would also quit as the Ratlam MP if the BJP leaders failed to respond “positively” to his concerns. “I am going to Delhi to discuss this issue. Till then, I stand by my statement. I will decide in a day or two after…
MP, Odisha and Goa widen CBI’s powers to probe private persons | India News
BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Goa have extended the CBI’s remit under ‘general consent’ — which would earlier apply to central government officials and central PSU employees in the states’ territorial jurisdiction — to “private persons” as well. Sources said that the notifications largely reiterate the states’ existing position — of the CBI having general consent to probe cases of corruption against central government employees but requiring the state government’s permission to probe officials under its administrative control — and the words “private persons” have been uniformly added. They said…
11 govt teachers came to school drunk regularly in Madhya Pradesh, says report; probe on | India News
At least 11 government school teachers were found coming to the classes in an inebriated condition on a regular basis in tribal dominated Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh, a review report prepared by the district tribal affairs department stated. A departmental inquiry has been initiated against them, said officials. According to the officials, nine other teachers who have remained absent for a long period of time have also been served notices. Providing details, Assistant Commissioner Tribal Affairs Department District (Dindori) Santosh Shukla told The Indian Express that on June 28,…
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet sees expansion, Congress turncoat and prominent OBC leader included | Political Pulse News
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expanded his Cabinet on Monday, including a recent Congress turncoat and prominent OBC leader from Chambal, Ram Niwas Rawat. The switch of Rawat, a six-time MLA from Vijaypur in Sheopur, from the Congress to the BJP on April 30 was a significant political gain for the BJP. Incidentally, due to a mix-up, Rawat was initially sworn in as a Minister of State (MoS). Within 15 minutes, he took oath again as a Cabinet minister. With Rawat’s entry, the Yadav ministry has acquired yet another…