Opposition demands revenue minister’s resignation in Maharashtra

A day after Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil was accused of involvement in a multi-crore land scam, the State Assembly on Thursday witnessed an uproar from the Opposition benches as Mr. Patil presented his clarification inside the House. The Assembly had to be adjourned twice due to the uproar.
Addressing a press conference, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Member of the Legislative Assembly Jayant Patil on Wednesday had accused the minister of irregularities in deals for two plots in Pune district. In a press conference, he had alleged that the State exchequer incurred a loss of ₹42 crore in one of the deals. He had earlier made the allegations inside the Assembly, but his speech was expunged by Speaker Haribhau Bagde over the technical issue of not giving notice to Mr. Patil before making the allegations.
The Opposition objected to Mr. Patil’s clarification, wherein he denied any wrongdoing in the land deals.

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