Congress legislator shot at in Madhya Pradesh

September 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW/BHOPAL - The Uttar Pradesh government Sunday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the mysterious death of Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Madan Gopal Rusia, whose body was found on a railway track some distance from Agra railway station Sep 10. Roosia was the chief executive officer of the Bhopal Development Authority.

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Sunday ordered the suspension of the police chief and district magistrate of Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh for "violation of various instructions" of the poll panel during the assembly by-poll held last week. "Election Commission orders the suspension of district magistrate and superintendent of police of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh for violation of various instructions of the commission during assembly by-elections in the district," a release issued by the commission said.

September 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday expressed profound grief over the untimely demise of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajashekhar Reddy, who was killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday. The country, including Andhra Pradesh, has lost an able administrator and a charismatic politician, Chouhan said in his message.

August 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - Congress legislator from Ambikapur assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh T.S. Singhdeo was arrested at Bhopal airport Wednesday for carrying 10 live cartridges, airport authorities said.

July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three days after he met the prime minister to seek a special package for the Bundelkhand region, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday said the party would do everything for the welfare and development of the region that he says is steeped in poverty. "We have submitted a memorandum to the prime minister (on Bundelkhand).

July 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Madhya Pradesh government has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the murder of a Congress legislator in the state. "We have forwarded the matter to the central government with a request to conduct a CBI probe.

June 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka governor Rameshwar Thakur was sworn in here Tuesday as the 18th governor of Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Leader of Opposition in assembly Jamuna Devi, state Congress Committee president Suresh Pachouri, Madhya Pradesh cabinet ministers and other dignitaries were present on the occasion at Raj Bhavan.

June 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader Rameshwar Thakur took oath as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today. Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice A K Pattnaik administered the oath of office to the Thakur.

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former law minister H.R. Bhardwaj was Wednesday appointed governor of Karnataka, replacing incumbent Rameshwar Thakur who has been transferred to Madhya Pradesh, officials said here.

April 20th, 2009 BHOPAL - A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader was arrested Monday for his alleged involvement in the murder of party legislator Makhan Singh Jatav, police said. 'The investigation conducted so far in the Jatav murder case indicated that Congress leaders had conspired to kill him, with the main culprit being Bhind district Congress vice president Tej Narayan Shukla who is now under arrest,' R.S.

April 20th, 2009 BHOPAL - A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader was arrested Monday for his alleged involvement in the murder of party legislator Makhan Singh Jatav, police said. 'The investigation conducted so far in the Jatav murder case indicated that Congress leaders had conspired to kill him, with the main culprit being Bhind district Congress vice president Tej Narayan Shukla who is now under arrest,' R.S.

April 14th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Congress Tuesday called for a shutdown in Bhind and Datia districts of Madhya Pradesh to protest the murder of its legislator Makhan Singh Jatav the previous night, even as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked the party not to politicise the killing. Jatav was shot at from point blank range by four unidentified people near Chharetav village in Bhind district, around 550 km from here, Monday night.

April 13th, 2009 BHOPAL - A Congress legislator was shot dead by unidentified assailants when he was returning from an election meeting in Madhya Pradesh Monday evening, police said. Makhan Singh Jatav was shot at from a point blank range by four unidentified people near Chharetav village of Bhind district, in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal region, around 550 km from here.

December 29th, 2008 BHOPAL - A police constable Tuesday shot himself with the Service revolver of his father at his residence in Madhya Pradesh, a police officer said. Arvind Tiwari, son of Madhya Pradesh police sub-inspector Angad Tiwari, came to his Jabalpur residence two days ago.

December 22nd, 2008 BHOPAL - Even as the Congress is yet to select the Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh, the Association for Democratic Reforms - a network of over 1,200 civil society groups - has urged it not to consider any legislator with a criminal background for the post. 'All the political parties should take such a step as a gesture of cleansing the governance and politics of unsavoury elements', said Jagdeep S.