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Sharad Pawar involved in massive irrigation
scam, says former cop
Thursday October 18, 2012 07:47:49 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
Former IPS officer-turned-activist Y.P. Singh Thursday accused
union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar of being at the centre of
a massive irrigation scam in Maharashtra.
Y.P. Singh also slammed India Against Corruption (IAC) leader
Arvind Kejriwal for his selective exposures against politicians
and alleged that he did not reveal all the information pertaining
to the scam that they had both worked to expose.
"IAC had all information pertaining to the irrigation scam in
Maharashtra but Kejriwal did not reveal all the facts. He has been
selective in his revelations," he told media persons here.
The former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer also accused
Kejriwal of taking his favour in the name of anti-corruption
movement and using the documents for "personal political
advancement".
"In the name of IAC/NGO Kejriwal got legal documentation done by
me for central ministers. But he used them for his political
career," he said.
Y.P. Singh's claims came a day after Kejriwal targeted Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari, accusing him of
receiving personal favours by getting around 100 acres of
agriculture land in Maharashtra after the Congress-Nationalist
Congress Party government there allegedly bent rules to favour
him.
Targeting Pawar over the Lavasa Corporation case, he claimed that
the agriculture minister was at the centre of the real scam.
An associate of Y.P. Singh also pointed out that Kejriwal's
contention that the farmers' land that was acquired should be
returned to the farmers was against Supreme Court guidelines.
"According to the apex court, such land cannot be returned to the
farmers as it has already been purchased from them. There has to
be a public auction of such land," said Abha Singh, who is also a
lawyer.
Y.P. Singh levelled several other charges against Sharad Pawar,
his daughter Supriya Sule and his nephew and former Maharashtra
deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.
He said that Ajit Pawar had given land for Lavasa project at a
throwaway price.
"Ajit Pawar granted 341 acres to Lake City Corp on 30 years lease
at just Rs.23,000 per month. In Mumbai, the smallest one bedroom
house is not available for that price," he said.
He alleged that 20.81 percent shares of Lake City Corp Lavasa
belonged to Supriya Sule and her husband Sadanand.
"Ajit Pawar gave the land to this company virtually free. In 2006,
Sule and her husband sold shareholding - but at what cost," Singh
questioned, stating that Supriya had made huge gains in the land
deal.
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