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Suchandana Gupta
[ 9 Apr, 2007 2130hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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BHOPAL: In a sensational disclosure, the Madhya Pradesh government on Monday accused slain Ujjain professor H S Sabharwal's son Himangshu of trying to blackmail it for compensation for his father's murder during a college election on August 26 last year.
Sabharwal, a professor in Madhav College, Ujjain, was allegedly murdered by ABVP leaders. According to official sources, Himangshu in a recent letter to the Ujjain district collector has demanded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for his mother.
Himangshu had earlier accused the BJP-led state government of shielding the ABVP leaders who were involved in his father's murder. Prof Sabharwal had died soon after being beaten by a group of students allegedly led by ABVP leaders.
The letter written and signed by Himangshu on January 8, 2007 said, ``This is to remind you of my earlier applications to which I have no answer and action either, on the issues raised. They are: The appointment of a special prosecution in the trial of the murder case as I have no faith in the public prosecutor, his abilities and his intention; Creation of a bust/statue in the college premises; Declaration of an event in his memory and a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to his bereaved wife, my mother.'' The letter was issued by the state government on Monday.
PWD minister Kailash Vijayavargiya alleged Himangshu had earlier demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh through his friends close to BJP. Refuting the allegations, Hinamgshu said he had never asked for Rs 50 lakh through his friends. ``The shameless state government is trying to malign me. I know enough and more people in high offices... I don't need to go through friends,'' he said.
"Show me one phone record or evidence where I have approached BJP ministers asking for money. Rs 50 lakh is what I get for one project in my job." However, he said he wrote the letter to the Ujjain district collector, though according to him it was dated October 18, 2006.
"I have asked for a statue of my father in the college, a special prosecutor and compensation. Where is the question of a compromise? My father died on duty, the government should as rule pay compensation," Himangshu said.
Earlier, Vijayavargiya alleged, "He tried reaching the government through some of his friends attached to BJP and demanded Rs 50 lakh in exchange for a compromise on the case. That was in October last year. At the time we could not prove his real intention. But now we have the evidence," Vijayavargiya told TOI.
"When we did not pay-up, he went to Congress and campaigned against BJP during the Vidisha Lok Sabha by-polls. He has been marketing Prof Sabharwal's demise to start a career in politics with Congress. He had even approached Congress for an election ticket," Vijayavargiya alleged.
Reacting to this, Himanshu said, "Who can stop me from joining a political party? I campaigned against BJP because Congress gave me a platform."
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[ 9 Apr, 2007 2130hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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BHOPAL: In a sensational disclosure, the Madhya Pradesh government on Monday accused slain Ujjain professor H S Sabharwal's son Himangshu of trying to blackmail it for compensation for his father's murder during a college election on August 26 last year.
Sabharwal, a professor in Madhav College, Ujjain, was allegedly murdered by ABVP leaders. According to official sources, Himangshu in a recent letter to the Ujjain district collector has demanded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for his mother.
Himangshu had earlier accused the BJP-led state government of shielding the ABVP leaders who were involved in his father's murder. Prof Sabharwal had died soon after being beaten by a group of students allegedly led by ABVP leaders.
The letter written and signed by Himangshu on January 8, 2007 said, ``This is to remind you of my earlier applications to which I have no answer and action either, on the issues raised. They are: The appointment of a special prosecution in the trial of the murder case as I have no faith in the public prosecutor, his abilities and his intention; Creation of a bust/statue in the college premises; Declaration of an event in his memory and a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to his bereaved wife, my mother.'' The letter was issued by the state government on Monday.
PWD minister Kailash Vijayavargiya alleged Himangshu had earlier demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh through his friends close to BJP. Refuting the allegations, Hinamgshu said he had never asked for Rs 50 lakh through his friends. ``The shameless state government is trying to malign me. I know enough and more people in high offices... I don't need to go through friends,'' he said.
"Show me one phone record or evidence where I have approached BJP ministers asking for money. Rs 50 lakh is what I get for one project in my job." However, he said he wrote the letter to the Ujjain district collector, though according to him it was dated October 18, 2006.
"I have asked for a statue of my father in the college, a special prosecutor and compensation. Where is the question of a compromise? My father died on duty, the government should as rule pay compensation," Himangshu said.
Earlier, Vijayavargiya alleged, "He tried reaching the government through some of his friends attached to BJP and demanded Rs 50 lakh in exchange for a compromise on the case. That was in October last year. At the time we could not prove his real intention. But now we have the evidence," Vijayavargiya told TOI.
"When we did not pay-up, he went to Congress and campaigned against BJP during the Vidisha Lok Sabha by-polls. He has been marketing Prof Sabharwal's demise to start a career in politics with Congress. He had even approached Congress for an election ticket," Vijayavargiya alleged.
Reacting to this, Himanshu said, "Who can stop me from joining a political party? I campaigned against BJP because Congress gave me a platform."