MP CM Shivraj Singh to go on fast on Sunday

Chouhan is compelled to observe an indefinite fast against the Centre as issues like providing relief to the frost-hit farmers,inadequate coal supply and poor state of national highways among others have been ignored,he said.

The Chief Minister has also written a letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his intervention to sort out issues concerning the state.

Meanwhile,the State Janata Dal (United) today said that Chouhan’s decision to go on fast is ‘unconstitutional’.

“Chouhan’s fast will trigger off a constitutional crisis,” Madhya Pradesh JD (United) Govind Yadav said in statement.

He argued that it was mandatory for the Chief Minister to take the Governor’s consent before going on the fast.

“If the Chief Minister was facing any problem while doing public good,he should inform the Governor according to the Constitution,” he said.

Quoting provision in the constitution,he said that “all executive actions of the government of the state shall be expressed to be taken in the name of Governor. It is the duty of the Chief Minister of each State to communicate to the Governor all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the State”.

The Governor should immediately intervene in the matter,the JD (U) statement said.