NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that he will request Supreme Court for CBI probe into Vyapam scam.

Earlier today, Madhya Pradesh high court refused to hear MP government's plea for CBI inquiry on the grounds that a similar plea was pending for hearing in the Supreme Court on July 9.

The high court said that no decision will be taken till the Supreme Court hears the matter.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan , who is in Delhi, slammed the opposition for their sustained campaign over the issue even as he parried demands for his resignation.

"Congress has been demanding my resignation from the beginning. Opposition is bringing disrepute to Madhya Pradesh," he said.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is expected to meet top BJP leaders to discuss various issues related to the controversy.

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The visit assumes significance given that the Supreme Court will hear on Thursday the plea of Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and three whistleblowers seeking an apex court-monitored CBI probe into the scam.

However, the official reason cited for Chouhan's visit is his meeting with external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj regarding the preparations for the World Hindi Conference to be held in Bhopal later this year.

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Chouhan, who is facing an Opposition onslaught on the Vyapam professional services recruitment scam, had yesterday made a U-turn and agreed to approach the state high court requesting it to order a CBI probe in the matter.

The Opposition has alleged that nearly 45 people having links with the Vyapam admission and recruitment scam have died since the investigation into the scandal began in July 2013. At least five people, including a journalist covering the scam, have died under mysterious circumstances in last one week.

(With inputs from PTI)