MEMBERS of several organisations, on Friday staged protest at Ghantaghar against bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University (MPMSU). They said citizens are now questioning the silence of political leaders over the issue of bifurcation of the MPMSU. Members of the various organisations alleged that the continued silence of public representatives has disappointed the people of Jabalpur. Addressing gathering during a protest, senior office bearers of the organisations said Deputy Chief Minister and Jabalpur District In-charge Minister Jagdish Devda along with Mahakaushal region Ministers Rakesh Singh, Rajendra Shukla and Prahlad Patel have remained silent on the issue. They said the people expected the Ministers to protect the city's interests.

 

The organisations raised the question of what benefit Jabalpur would get if its district in-charge minister remained silent on issues related to the city. It demanded that Devda take responsibility and step down as district in-charge minister if he could not effectively represent Jabalpur's interests. Members of the organisations expressed concern over the silence of elected representatives and urged the state government to safeguard the interests of Jabalpur. Among those participated in the protest were Dr P G Najpande, Dr R B Shrivastava, Sushila Kanojia, Ghanshyam Sonkar, Arjun Kumar, Santosh Shrivastava, Uma Dahia, Kunwar Singh, Maya Kushwaha and others.