Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has taken a dig at former transport minister Govind Singh Rajput, claiming that when Congress was in power in the state in 2018, there was immense pressure on the then CM Kamal Nath to assign Transport and Revenue Departments to Rajput.

The ex-CM was talking to media persons here on Tuesday. He demanded probe by a sitting High Court judge into the corruption in Madhya Pradesh Transport Department and have also written a letter to the Prime Minister on the issue.

He further claimed that Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia (who was then in Congress) could explain why this pressure existed. The statement came, following the recent action taken by Lokayukta against former RTO constable Saurabh Sharma. He said, ‘Examples of such massive corruption have not been seen in the history of the state.

In the latest developments, information is emerging that check posts were being auctioned in the Transport Department and the cutters were collecting money. Saurabh Sharma, an ordinary constable cannot be the sole owner of all these assets. It is a matter of investigation. I received information that MP Police attempted to suppress the matter’.