The Opposition has trained its guns on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav over land parcels allegedly bought by his close family members before and after he took over as the Chief Minister of the state. The BJP, on the other hand, has rejected the allegations and defended the Chief Minister.

The allegations followed a report by ‘The Indian Express’ that Mohan Yadav’s family and real estate firms had acquired at least 137 plots spanning 168 acres in Ujjain for Rs 45 crore in the two years since December 2023. The plots were allegedly concentrated in areas that benefited from road projects and land-use changes announced by the state government.

Accusing the Chief Minister of “insider trading” as he had knowledge of the infrastructure projects planned in areas where land parcels were bought, the Congress has demanded a probe into the allegations.

“The Chief Minister knew of the Ujjain master plan and government projects. He let his family grow its land bank. Why is this not being probed?” Congress Media Cell head Pawan Khera asked.

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal questioned why central investigative agencies had not acted against Mohan Yadav. “PM Modi, why have ED-CBI not knocked on the doors of MP CM Mohan Yadav? Is a 253-acre mega land scam not grounds enough to chase him and punish him for his crimes?” Venugopal asked.