Bhopal, Sep 3 (IANS) The Congress party Sunday demanded dismissal of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh over the death of an Ujjain professor in student violence.
"We will soon ask state Governor Balram Jakhar to recommend to the centre dismissal of the government and imposition of president's rule," said Congress spokesman Manak Agarwal here.
"Sabharwal's death in an attack by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad workers in Ujjain's Madhav college on Aug 26 and the government's attempt at a cover up, clearly indicate law and order situation is deteriorating fast," he added.
"While attempts were being made to shelter the accused, police were exerting pressure on college peon Komal Singh Sengar, who had lodged the complaint of Sabharwal's murder to change his stand," Agarwal said.
He said a panel of advocates should be formed and his statements recorded by a magistrate and demanded the transfer of Ujjain district collector as well as superintendent of police to ensure an impartial inquiry.
Agarwal claimed Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also had an "original video CD" showing students beating up the professor but was trying to suppress it. "We will soon produce evidence before the media," he told IANS.
On the criminal investigation department (CID) inquiry being instituted by the government, Agrawal said: "Chouhan had sent a troubleshooter in the form of Inspector General of Police (CID) M.P. Dwivedi to give a clean chit to those accused of killing Sabharwal."
The Congressman also accused ruling BJP of registering fake cases of arson and violence against national students union of India (NSUI) members and arresting 23 of them. He threatened to intensify the agitation if the cases against them were not withdrawn.
Earlier Friday, Congress leaders including the leader of opposition Jamuna Devi lodged a complaint with the police seeking registration of a criminal case against the chief minister for "misleading and interfering" the probe by describing the incident as an accident.
"On the one hand the chief minister had ordered magisterial and CID inquiries into the incident and on the other, he was trying to hush up things by calling the murder an accident," she alleged.
The media had clearly showed the culprits who had manhandled and misbehaved with Sabharwal, Jamuna Devi said.
Moreover, the post mortem report also specifically mentioned there was serious wound in the rib of the deceased. This proves he was manhandled following which he died. It is a clear case of murder, she added.
Jamuna Devi also stated the chief minister's residence in Delhi was being used by the ABVP for campaign management at Delhi University which proved Chouhan was hand in glove with the ABVP.