MP Minister Pratima Bagri Asked To Establish Her SC Caste Before Scrutiny Committee
The notice was issued by the commissioner of state SC development department in the wake of Madhya Pradesh high court taking note of the issue.
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh minister Pratima Bagri was on Tuesday issued a notice asking her to establish her scheduled caste (SC) identity before the state SC scrutiny committee on July six.
The notice was issued by the commissioner of state SC development department in the wake of Madhya Pradesh high court taking note of the issue.
The notice asked Ms. Bagri, who is a minister of state for urban development and housing in the Mohan Yadav ministry, to be present before the state SC scrutiny committee on July six, and submit all necessary documents to establish that she comes in the category of SC.
The Madhya Pradesh high court has earlier taken note of the matter in response to a petition filed by Congress leader Pradeep Ahirwar alleging that the minister won the Raigaon Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, reserved for SC, by falsely claiming herself to belong to SC.
The petition alleged that the minister maintains relations in the Rajput or Thakur families and hence, she cannot belong to SC.
The court had issued a directive to the state SC scrutiny committee to probe the matter and submit a report within 60 days.