Former CM Sethi identified Governor in Assembly note exchange discussion
A discussion regarding the exchange of high-value notes was expunged from the Assembly after former CM Prakash Chandra Sethi named the Governor.
According to Bhaskar English, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Prakash Chandra Sethi once revealed that a discussion in the state Assembly regarding the exchange of high-denomination notes concerned the then Governor, Babu Satyanarayan Singh.
The matter involved reports that the Governor had exchanged large-denomination notes worth ₹2 lakh for smaller notes in anticipation of demonetisation.
The issue was raised in the Assembly by MLA Homi Daji, though he did not name anyone during the discussion.
Sethi stated that the House could not discuss the matter, and the discussion was subsequently expunged from the Assembly proceedings.
Senior journalist and author Vijay Datt Shridhar shared these accounts of Madhya Pradesh's political history as the state celebrates its 70th Foundation Day.
The state was formed on November 1, 1956, and has seen various political shifts and leaders throughout its seven decades.