Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The party further alleged that the investigators had "tampered" with the hard disc of a computer seized from an accused in the case which, they said, had a direct reference to Chouhan and other ministers.

"Naitikta gayi kudedaan, Jai Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (Morality has been thrown into the dustbin, hail Clean India campaign)," Gandhi said on Twitter.

The agency in its charge sheet filed before a special CBI court said that the forensic analysis of the hard disc drives seized from Nitin Mohindra, an official at Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, by the Madhya Pradesh Police has shown that no files having letters "CM" were stored in them.

Chouhan, in his interaction with the business community here, lauded decisions like the demonetisation and GST taken by the Indian government.

Chouhan, in a series of meetings with US industry representatives and leaders of the corporate world here has invited them to invest in his state.

Chouhan briefed the leaders of the corporate world and industry representatives about the new industrial policy, which he said has a clear incentive structure and is not connected with tax.

Today, the chief minister would address a Washington audience on integral humanism at the US Capitol during the inaugural Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya forum organised by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), a US-based think-tank in association with the Embassy of India.

To ensure that farmers get minimum support price (MSP) for their yield, the state government is launching this scheme under which, in case farmers get less price in market than the MSP then rest of the amount will be paid by the state exchequer.

"But later, during a visit to Sentosa in Singapore the idea of developing similar tourist places in Madhya Pradesh occurred. After this, Indira Sagar dam was identified for the purpose. It took us eight years to develop Hanuwantiya Island," he said.

In this direction, the state government would build five lakh houses for the urban poor and 15 lakh houses for rural poor by next year, he said.

Kovind, who landed at the Raja Bhoj airport by a special flight, was accorded a warm welcome by the ruling BJP at the state government's dedicated hangar at the airport.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should clarify who is benefiting from this extra subsidy, AAP demanded.

Chouhan's announcement was one of the measures he promised in a bid to mollify the farmers in west Madhya Pradesh who were on the warpath since June 1, demanding better prices for farm produce among other things.

Farmers' organisations, which have been agitating for better support prices for farm produce, loan waiver and other demands, have already said that the stir would end on Saturday.

"I will sit on indefinite fast from 11 am tomorrow at Dussehra Maidan for restoration of peace," a visibly upset Chouhan said at a hurriedly convened press conference at his official residence this evening.

"For the first time, the country has got such a Prime Minister who is turning our diversities that were once considered as our weakness, into our strength. On this occasion, I heartily congratulate honourable Shri Narendra Modi Ji," Chouhan said in a blog on the occasion.

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya will make a presentation on roadmap for rapid transformation of India by outlining key aspects of the document, comprising a seven-year strategy paper and a three-year action plan, an official statement had said yesterday.

After Uttar Pradesh, it is now the turn of the Madhya Pradesh government to crackdown on Romeos with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promising to reform "majnus" and bring about a legislation to hang those raping minors.

Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the post of chief minister in the wake of CAG observations in Vyapam scam.