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Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah,who courted a major controversy over his alleged sexist remarks,tendered his resignation Wednesday.
Shah submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today,which was then forwarded to Governor Ram Naresh Yadav,who accepted it, sources close to Chouhan said. Shah courted controversy over his sexist remarks. He had allegedly also made a passing reference to Sadhna Singh,wife of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan,during a speech in Jhabua.
Following this,Shah was summoned by state BJP president Narendra Singh Tomar to his residence late Tuesday night to clarify his position on the matter. Though Shah explained the circumstances under which he gave the speech,it did not go down well with the BJP leadership and he was eventually asked to quit, the sources said. The Congress had held statewide protests on the issue Tuesday,with the state Congress president Kantilal Bhuria and the Leader of Opposition Ajay Singh slamming Chouhan for his silence on the issue for two-days.
