The Congress today accused ministers in the BJP government in Maharashtra of indulging in corruption and scams and demanded Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' resignation.
Congress leader Hussain Dalwai said Maharashtra minister Prakash Mehta allowed the transfer of building rights to a builder in the SRA scam (slum rehabilitation authority) at mills compound in Tardeo in Mumbai.
He said while the minister has claimed that the chief minister has seen and cleared the file, the CM denied having seen it.
"When Nitish Kumar after charges of corruption against one of his ministers gave his resignation, so Devendra Fadnavis should take a cue from him and resign, as Nitish is the new partner of BJP," he said.
"There are scams after scams happening in Maharashtra and the state government or the central government are not doing anything about it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claims of 'Na khaoonga, na khaane doonga' (neither will I do corruption nor allow corruption to happen) is hollow and has fallen flat," Dalwai said.
The Congress leaders denied the charges levelled by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya about payments worth Rs 4 crore made by a hawala operator that have allegedly reached the Congress.
"These charges are totally false and have no basis. The government wants to divert the attention of public from the main issues like problems of farmers and corruption by their own ministers in the state," said Dalwai, who was accompanied by party MP Rajeev Satav.
He also gave a list of names of other ministers in the Maharashtra government and said action should be initiated against them for alleged scams and corruption.
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