'Baseless and Misleading': BJP Hits Back at Congress Over Land Purchase Allegations

Bhopal June 24, 2026

The BJP on Tuesday strongly defended Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav against Congress allegations over land purchases in and around Ujjain, calling the charges "baseless, misleading and politically motivated" and accusing the opposition of trying to create controversy around publicly declared assets.

The row began after the Madhya Pradesh Congress cited media reports and alleged that members of the Chief Minister's family and entities linked to them acquired large parcels of land in and around Ujjain between 2021 and 2025, including in areas where major government projects were later announced." At a press conference in Bhopal, Congress leaders Jitu Patwari and Pratibha Singh alleged that around 335 acres of land spread across nearly 245 plots had been acquired in and around Ujjain. They demanded that all records related to the transactions be made public and sought an independent inquiry into the matter.

Responding to the allegations, BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal said the Congress was trying to spread confusion by selectively presenting facts already available in public documents/domain. He maintained that there was nothing new or hidden in the land records being cited by the opposition.

Khandelwal said Dr Mohan Yadav had declared ownership of 17 acres of land while filing his election nomination papers in 2023 and that there had been no change in those holdings since then. He added that land registered in the name of the Chief Minister's wife, Seema Yadav, was also part of officially declared records and did not indicate any irregularity.

The BJP leader also rejected allegations involving companies linked to family members. He said Congress was presenting incomplete information and ignoring the fact that the Chief Minister had resigned from the directorship of the company being cited years ago. According to him, the company's land holdings had in fact reduced over time rather than increased.

Taking the attack further, Khandelwal accused Congress of trying to divert attention from the state's development agenda. He said the opposition was unable to politically counter the government's work and was therefore resorting to what he described as an attempt to malign the Chief Minister's image. He also alleged that Congress had a history of targeting leaders from backward communities and was continuing the same pattern in this case.

The exchange has added a new dimension to the political battle between the BJP and Congress in Madhya Pradesh. While the opposition continues to demand a probe into the land transactions, the ruling party insists the allegations are based on conjecture rather than evidence. With both sides refusing to back down, the issue is expected to remain at the centre of political debate in the state in the coming days.