Bhopal, Oct 29 (PTI) The Congress today demanded a`white paper' on the outcome of official foreign tripsundertaken by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan after he assumed office.
Chouhan became chief minister in late 2005 and sincethen he has undertaken about 15 foreign trips during which hewas accompanied by delegations that included governmentofficials and private persons, Leader of Opposition in theassembly Ajay Singh of the Congress said in a statement here.
"We demand a white paper on the outcome of Chouhan'sforeign trips," Singh said.
He said the white paper (a government report givinginformation on an issue) should include details ofexpenditure, meeting with companies during such trips andagreements for proposed investments in the state.
"The state government should also make it public howthese foreign tours benefited the people of Madhya Pradesh,"the Congress leader maintained.
"A huge amount of taxpayers' money has been spent onforeign tours of the chief minister. So, public has all therights to know the outcome of such visits," he added.
Singh said he had urged Chouhan to cancel his visit tothe United States in view of the problems being faced byfarmers but he still went ahead with the trip.
Chouhan is returning to Bhopal on Sunday evening froma week-long trip of the US. PTI ADURSY.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.