Rajasthan paper leak: BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena suspends dharna after talks with minister

Jaipur: The BJP's Rajya Sabha member Kirori Lal Meena on Saturday called off his dharna demanding a CBI probe into the recruitment exam paper leak case after "positive talks" with Minister of State for Home Rajendra Yadav and assurance of action in seven days.

Meena, however, said the demand for a CBI inquiry remains and if satisfactory action is not taken according to the demands of the agitators, the movement will be started again.

After holding talks with Yadav and government officials at the Jaipur Police Commissionerate here, Meena tweeted, "The dharna demanding a CBI investigation into paper leak cases in Rajasthan and 95% reservation for the youth of Rajasthan in government jobs has been called off after positive talks with Minister of State for Home Rajendra Yadav and after concrete assurance from him. He has given assurance of action in seven days." On January 24, Meena, joined by a large number of people, started from Dausa to reach Jaipur in vehicles demanding a CBI inquiry into the incidents of paper leak.

But police had stopped them near Ghat ki Guni, preventing them from coming to the city. The sat on a dharna there itself. PTI