LoP Umang Singhar demands details of MP CM’s foreign tour expenditure and investment gains

Hours before Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav was scheduled to return to Bhopal after his week-long official foreign tour to Dubai and Spain, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar on Sunday demanded that the Chief Minister disclose the total expenses incurred during the tour and the actual investment secured for the state.

Dr Yadav visited Dubai and Spain from 13 to 19 July to attract investment for Madhya Pradesh. He is expected to arrive in Bhopal later this evening.

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Speaking in Indore, Singhar said that the expenditure incurred on the Chief Minister and his delegation’s tour is public money.
“The people of the state have the right to know the cost of the CM’s tour and the amount of investment he has brought back for the state,” he demanded.

“CM Dr Yadav must also inform the State Assembly about the tour expenses and its outcomes in terms of investment,” he added.

Singhar also criticised the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) arrest of Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with the alleged ₹2,100 crore liquor scam, calling the arrest illegal and unconstitutional.

“The arrest of Baghel’s son is illegal and against the law. The voice of the people and dissent are being suppressed across the country. The BJP is harassing the families of our leaders, including Bhupesh Baghel and Rahul Gandhi,” Singhar told reporters.

“The BJP wants to end democracy in the country,” he alleged.

The ED arrested Chaitanya Baghel on 18 July under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and secured a five-day remand from a court in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.