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Vyapam Scam: CBI Court Sentences 5 Persons To 7 Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment

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A special CBI court sentenced five persons to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each in the Vyapam scam on Friday. The court also acquitted four others due to lack of evidence.

The court of Judge Nitiraj Singh Sisodiya convicted solver Nitin Upadhyay, candidate Vijay Tyagi, candidate Devendra Gond, candidate Deewana Paliya and candidate Pradeep Singh Rawat under sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of IPC and sections 3(D)(1)(2)/4 of MPRE act. Special Public Prosecutor CBI, Manuji Upadhyay said that four candidates and one solver were convicted for forgery in Jail Prahari Recruitment Examination-2012 conducted by the Vyapam, which is now known as Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB). The candidates were accused that they had passed the exam by placing solvers in their places.

โ€œA charge sheet of ten accused was presented before the court. Following which, the court convicted five accused to seven years of RI and imposed a fine of Rs 10000 each. The court, however, acquitted the four persons because of a lack of evidence against them. Besides, one accused Pradeep Tyagi was absconding during the trial, his case has been separated,โ€ Upadhayay added.

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Padalkar Slams Ajit Pawar & Jitendra Awhad For Misleading OBCs

Ashmita Chhabria

Mumbai: BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar slammed MVA Minister Jitendra Awhad and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over OBCs reservation issue. He said that once government of established leaders, treated the OBCs as foot soldiers, and now suddenly trying to show its love for them. He further challenged the Government to stage all OBC candidates for the local body polls.

โ€œThe government of established leaders once used OBCs as foot soldiers, and now suddenly trying to show its love for the community. This is ridiculous and false. This government put in efforts only asking dates in the court on the reservation issue till the judiciary cancelled it. Now, the court decision has shaken them,โ€ the BJP leader said.

Attacking the government, he said that the court has no clue about what the backward class is doing. They are just clueless about what is happening post the courtโ€™s decision cancelling OBC reservation. โ€œThe government has no idea about what the backward class commission is doing, if a sub-committee of OBC ministers appointed functioning or not, whether empirical data is being collected? All these questions are unanswered. However, the ministers are busy in making false promises about the reservation.โ€

Padalkar criticised MVA Minister Jitendra Awhad for saying he did not believe in OBCs because they did not fight when the Mandal Commission came. โ€œIt is not known which history Awhad has studied but this established leadership had opposed the Mandal Commission then. I think he is just like a โ€˜contract workerโ€™ to please the established leaders by making such statements. But in reality these established leaders had expressed huge displeasure over reservation to the deprived. Hundreds of OBCs had set themselves on fire. Donโ€™t you know this history of OBC?โ€ the MLC asked.

The BJP leader also targeted deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar who has said that there wonโ€™t be elections till the empirical data is collected and if needed an administrator would be appointed. โ€œIt is a tradition to appoint the administrator of own choice and taking undue advantage from the local bodies,โ€ he said.

Padalkar challenged the government, โ€œIf you love OBCs then BJP would field OBCs in all the constituencies and you ensure to elect them all else you announce to field OBC candidates in all the constituencies,โ€ he said. 

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