Mumbai:
The new Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who replaced Ashok Chvan after controversy over the Adarsh Building, also finds himself in a property row. An RTI query revealed that Prithviraj Chavan has a flat in a society in Wadala under a scheme for weaker sections of the society.
Addressing a press conference today, Chavan rubbished reports that he was illegally allocated a flat in a building in Wadala.
"I do not think there is anything illegal in it. I was allocated the flat from the quota meant for members of Parliament," he said.
Chavan said his mother had requested for allocation of a flat as she was undergoing treatment for cancer at the Tata Memorial Hospital from the quota meant for former members of Parliament and in 2003 the allocation was made in his name.
He said no guidelines were flouted in making the allocation to him.
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With PTI inputs)