MP Govt trying to cover up Prof's murder: Cong

Bhopal, Sep 2 (UNI) Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today alleged that the state Government was trying to cover up the alleged murder of a professor in Ujjain in an attempt to protect the culprits.

In a statement here, Mr Singh a former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was giving irresponsible statements in this case, saying he did not believe the case to be that of murder.

This statement exposed the mentality of the government,'' the congress leader said.

Mr Singh urged lone eyewitness in the case, a college chowkidar, be given complete protection and strict action be taken after impartial inquiry into the case.

Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh Shikshak Congress (MPSC) has urged the teacher community to protest Professor H S Sabharwal's death by wearing black armbands on the occasion of Teacher's Day on September 5.

In a statement here today, MPSC President Rameshwar Neekhra condemned the alleged of the professor and alleged that the incident took place due to ''fascist policies'' of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

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