NEW DELHI: Union law minister Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister need not speak on all "silly issues".

Sadananda Gowda made the remark while answering questions about the PM's silence on the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh.

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Responding to a query about Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's silence over Vyapam scam, he said: "The state has initiated probe. The deaths are a matter of concern, but law and order is state subject. See, the Prime Minister need not answer on silly issues," Gowda said.

"The concerned ministers and party president have answered. For each silly issue asking the Prime Minister to answer is not fair," he added.

The Congress Party has been demanding a fair and transparent probe into the 2013 scam and the immediate removal of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from office.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear petitions filed by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and others for a CBI probe into the Vyapam scam.

A bench headed by chief justice H L Dattu agreed to give an urgent hearing and posted all petitions on the scam for July 9.

Various people including activists, lawyers, politicians belonging to opposition parties, and whistleblower of the scam had approached the apex court for a CBI probe.

(With inputs from agencies)

