MP opposition urges Yadav resignation over land allegations

Opposition parties led by the Congress demanded the resignation of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday, citing a media investigation alleging his family and their companies purchased large tracts of land in Ujjain that stand to benefit from government infrastructure projects announced under his administration.

The report, based on land registry records, alleges that since Yadav assumed office in December 2023, his family members and their real estate firms have acquired at least 137 plots covering approximately 168 acres in and around Ujjain for an estimated Rs 45 crore. It states that 111 of those acres are located adjacent to road projects announced by the state government, including the Indore-Ujjain Greenfield Corridor and various highway widening works. Many of the purchases are also in areas where land use was changed from agricultural to residential or commercial under the Ujjain Master Plan 2035.

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh described the state's Bharatiya Janata Party government as an "engine of loot" and alleged the chief minister was the "mastermind." At a press conference, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari called for a judicial...