Overview
- State Congress president Jitu Patwari alleged on June 24 that government land in Ujjain worth about Rs 500 crore was allotted to the Veer Bharat Nyas trust for Re 1 and linked the trust to a chief minister aide.
- Former chief minister Digvijaya Singh told reporters he had documents showing the trust is a government trust with the chief minister as ex‑officio chair, and his use of the word 'dalal' drew sharp criticism.
- Senior state leaders raised Singh’s public rebuttal at the party’s Political Affairs Committee meeting, saying internal concerns should not have been aired in public and urging discipline.
- Several Congress figures, including Nidhi Chaturvedi, attacked Singh on social media accusing him of protecting his son, while BJP leaders praised Singh and used the split to score political points.
- Singh and Patwari held a joint appearance to project unity and said complaints are being examined, but the high command has signalled displeasure and internal probes and disciplinary talks continue.