The Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on Sunday that his government was writing to the high court-constituted SIT probing the Vyapam recruitment scam to thoroughly investigate the death of TV scribe Akshay Singh, reports PTI.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Chauhan said, “It is very unfortunate. Our condolences are with his family…We are writing to the SIT with a request to carry out a thorough investigation.”
Chouhan added that his government had no objection if the MP High Court got the probe into the scam done by any other agency, including CBI, a demand made by Congress.
Meanwhile, the Centre said that a “very fair inquiry” should be conducted to put to rest all doubts over the mysterious death of the TV journalist.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “Since various issues are being raised with respect to the circumstances of this death, it would be absolutely important that a very fair inquiry is held so that all doubts can be put to rest,” said.
Elsewhere, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi too expressed his condolence to the family of Akshay Singh.
His tweets read, ”
Deeply anguished at the untimely death of journalist Akshay Singh who was investigating the Vyapam scam in MP.(1/2)
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 4, 2015
My condolences to his family: Rahul Gandhi(2/2)
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 4, 2015
Pained to meet the mother, father &sister of Akshay Singh. My prayers are with them in this time of terrible grief: Rahul Gandhi
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 5, 2015
Aaj Tak journalist Akshay Singh, who was a part of the Special Investigative Team of the channel, had died in Madhya Pradesh under mysterious circumstances on Saturday.
Akshay had gone to MP to investigate the Vyapam scam.
This is the 46th instance of death of a journalist in MP while trying to cover this scam.
