Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav Asked To Resign After He Is Named in Exam Scam

 

The Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Ram Naresh Yadav, has been asked to resign by the home ministry after he was named in an FIR or police complaint in connection with a multi-crore exam scam involving politicians and government officials

The home ministry asked the governor to resign on Tuesday night Feb 24,2015 and told him his continuing in the position was untenable

Ram Naresh Yadav, who has been governor since 2011, has been accused of taking money from candidates applying for the position of Forest Guards in 2013. He has been booked for corruption, misuse of his official position and cheating. 70 others have been named in the case

Former Technical Education Minister Lakshmi Kant Sharma and four other officials of the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board have also been named. All the five are currently in jail.

The alleged scam involves the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board or Vyapam, which holds exams for positions like medical officers, constables, teachers and auditors for government departments. Candidates allegedly bribed government officials to make it to the list of those who cleared the test, without taking the exam.