Scared by number of deaths in Vyapam scam: Uma Bharti

July 07, 2015 00:40

Union Minister Uma Bharti tonight said she is "scared" by the number of deaths associated with the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh and said there is "panic" in the state due to these deaths.

"There is panic in Madhya Pradesh due to the deaths. I am scared for the lives of people connected to me. I am a minister but still I am scared. I will convey my fears to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan," Bharti, a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, was quoted as having told India Today TV.

The Congress has claimed there have been 45 deaths in connection with the admission and recruitment scam since it broke out two years back. The water resources minister also said she was the first person to have suggested a CBI probe into the scandal.

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