BJP to raise scam in session
Reiterating his party’s demand of removal of Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan over the Adarsh scam, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the main Opposition will raise the issue in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. Mr Gadkari alleged that there seems to be a “constitutional breakdown” in the state as possible replacements for Mr Chavan also face corruption charges.
“The milestone of corruption that the Maharashtra government has established has tarnished the name of Maharashtra throughout the country. In the last few days the Maharashtra government has broken all records of corruption. And due to this, governance of Maharashtra has been affected,” Mr Gadkari said. He further added that in the chief minister’s office, his PA, PS, and his close associates have been given flats apart from his relatives. He alleged that officers in the CMO as well as some of the ministers were also involved in the scam. Taking a dig at the Congress, Mr Gadkari said the Congress was caught in a dilemma about removing Mr Chavan from the chief minister’s post as it could not find a party leader with a clean image to replace him.
He insisted that such a government has no right to continue in office and should be dismissed immediately. “We have 100 such examples of corruption (in Congress regimes and the Centre) and will raise them forcefully in both Houses of Parliament,” he claimed.
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Joshi seeks resignation
Age Correspondent
Lucknow
Nov. 1: Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has sought the resignation of all those involved in the Adarsh Housing Society scam. Dr Joshi said that corruption in the defense sector was a matter of serious concern and that the Adarsh scam was an insult to Kargil martyrs.
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