Mumbai:
BJP on Thursday alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan had given away 'Watan' land in Pune worth Rs 1,250 crore for a meagre sum of Rs 3,808 to builder Jayant Shah.
BJP legislator Devendra Phadanvis, while participating in the debate on budgetary demands of the Revenue department in the Legislative assembly, claimed Chavan who was Revenue Minister in 2002, transferred theland which had housed rehabilitated flood affected people and slum dwellers to the builder. He asked present Revenue Minister Narayan Rane to cancel the order given in January 2002.
Rane, while replying to the debate said the decision had been taken as per quasi judicial authority. "The order does not mention Jayant Shah's name. An inquiry will be conducted into whether those who went into appeal had misused the order or gave wrong information," he said.
In a statement, Chavan described the charges as baseless and made on inaccurate information. In his capacity as quasi-judicial authority he had taken the decision to re-allot the land to the original 'watandar', he said. He said only open land was given and it was clearly mentioned in the order.
Chavan said the concerned department would inquire into the charge that an affidavit was given under the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) Act that the land included constructions. "Appropriate action would be taken accordingly," he said.
BJP legislator Devendra Phadanvis, while participating in the debate on budgetary demands of the Revenue department in the Legislative assembly, claimed Chavan who was Revenue Minister in 2002, transferred theland which had housed rehabilitated flood affected people and slum dwellers to the builder. He asked present Revenue Minister Narayan Rane to cancel the order given in January 2002.
Rane, while replying to the debate said the decision had been taken as per quasi judicial authority. "The order does not mention Jayant Shah's name. An inquiry will be conducted into whether those who went into appeal had misused the order or gave wrong information," he said.
In a statement, Chavan described the charges as baseless and made on inaccurate information. In his capacity as quasi-judicial authority he had taken the decision to re-allot the land to the original 'watandar', he said. He said only open land was given and it was clearly mentioned in the order.
Chavan said the concerned department would inquire into the charge that an affidavit was given under the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) Act that the land included constructions. "Appropriate action would be taken accordingly," he said.
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