IT raids on businessman causes political mud-slinging in MP

Premises of two businessmen Dilip Singh Suryavanshi and Sudhir Sharma were raided last month for allegedly amassing wealth during the BJP rule in the state since 2003.

Suryavanshi has been said to be close to state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and this thing is being highlighted by opposition Congress.

The turnover of companies owned by Suryavanshi was Rs 13 crore eight years back, which is now said to have reached Rs 5,000 crore. Sudhir Sharma, who was a teacher in Vidisha, now has a turnover of Rs 1,100 crore.

While Suryavanshi is a builder and road contractor, Sharma is a mining magnet.

Leader of Opposition in Assembly Ajay Singh recently came out with a set of 11 questions, in the form of newspaper advertisements, related to the raids and wealth accumulated by the duo, and sought their answers from the Chief Minister.

At a press conference held earlier, Ajay also displayed pictures showing Suryavanshi with Chouhan and Sudhir Sharma and Suryavanshi with Baba Ramdev.

When a reporter said the pictures could have been, Singh said if this were so, then he should be sent to jail.

On June 29, Congress leader Digvijay Singh also sought Anna's cooperation in exposing two the businessmen.

In a letter to social activist Anna Hazare, Digvijay said the questions had been directed at Chouhan but since the Gandhian was

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