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Will probe wheat scam during Cong rule, punish guilty: Madhya Pradesh minister

Alleging a wheat scam during the Congress rule, Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel said that the matter will be probed and guilty will be punished even if it involves former Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

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Published : May 27, 2020, 5:18 PM IST

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): State Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel has alleged a wheat scam during the earlier Congress rule, adding that it will be probed and the guilty punished, even if these included then Chief Minister Kamal Nath and senior officers.

He said that after the probe into the wheat scam, an FIR would be lodged against the guilty.

Patel told the media on Tuesday that the earlier government had ensured undue gains to the owners of private warehouses in Madhya Pradesh.

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On the other hand, Kamal Nath held the BJP government responsible for a farmer's death on Monday at a government procurement centre and said it was due to its "mismanagement".

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): State Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel has alleged a wheat scam during the earlier Congress rule, adding that it will be probed and the guilty punished, even if these included then Chief Minister Kamal Nath and senior officers.

He said that after the probe into the wheat scam, an FIR would be lodged against the guilty.

Patel told the media on Tuesday that the earlier government had ensured undue gains to the owners of private warehouses in Madhya Pradesh.

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On the other hand, Kamal Nath held the BJP government responsible for a farmer's death on Monday at a government procurement centre and said it was due to its "mismanagement".

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