Shinde does a U-turn, cancels Nagpur land deal

Express News Service

MUMBAI:  The Eknath Shinde authorities has knowledgeable the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court that it has cancelled the allocation of 5 acres of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) land to 17 Nagpur-based builders. In its report, the chief minister has clarified that he was not unaware in regards to the land till December 14. 

“However, after the court observations in the NIT land, I was briefed about it on December 14. We have decided to withdraw the decision that facilitated land allocation to 16 developers. The court can now take further action on the basis of the submitted report,” mentioned the chief minister’s response submitted within the court docket.

It was alleged that the 5 acres of NIT plot had been illegally allotted to 16 Nagpur-based builders at throwaway costs Rs 2 crore towards the precise market value of Rs 100 crore. Shinde was the city improvement minister within the Uddhav Thackeray authorities.

The opposition has alleged he had ignored the court docket keep order on the land allocation. NCP MLA and former minister Jitendra Ahwad raised an uproar within the state meeting over the difficulty and demanded Shinde’s resignation. The CM’s determination cancelling the land allocation got here following the transfer to permit 5 acres of NIT plot to builders. 

“The NIT land scam shows that the CM was involved in it when he was urban development minister. After the scam surfaced, Shinde cancelled the allocation and briefed the court that he was not aware that the matter was sub judice to save himself,” mentioned the NCP chief. 

“Shinde cannot escape from the responsibility and try to cover up the matter. But the people of Maharashtra know the truth that CM Shinde was involved in the land scam,” NCP chief mentioned. 

Interestingly, Maharashtra BJP chief and MLC Chandrashekhar Bawankule joined the refrain of Maha Vikas Aghadi and demanded a probe into the NIT land allocation. Earlier, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded resignation of Shinde over the NIT land rip-off. Thackeray mentioned that for a good probe of the matter, Shinde ought to step down because the CM.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday mentioned within the Assembly the Opposition has “fallen flat on its face” within the Nagpur land allotment case after the Bombay High Court noticed it had taken notice of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde withdrawing a 2021 regularisation order linked to the land allocation and closed the difficulty. 

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Fadnavis, who additionally holds the Home portfolio, maintained there was no “scam” within the land allotment matter as alleged by the Opposition. ‘Considering the fact that now the order of regularisation has been withdrawn by the Chief Minister as per his order dated 16-12-2022, we are of the view that the purpose of the order dated 14-12-2022 passed by this Court has been served and now this issue is close,’ the HC noticed on Thursday.

The court docket additionally noticed that as regards the difficulty of regularisation, the state authorities can be at liberty to resolve the identical in accordance with the legislation relying upon the closing final result of the petition (associated to the Nagpur land allotment case).

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Maharashtra state legislative Assembly suspended NCP MLA Jayant Patil for his ‘shameless’ phrases towards the Speaker Rahul Narvekar, on Thursday. Amid the demand of reopening Disha Salian demise case, the Speaker allowed solely BJP and Shinde group to talk whereas besides Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar, nobody was allowed. Frustrated NCP MLA Jayant Patil for not with the ability to communicate on the difficulty, known as the Speaker shameless for his unfair conduct and was later suspended.

SIT to probe Sushant supervisor’s demise
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered organising the SIT to probe the demise of Disha Salian, supervisor of Sushant Singh Rajput. The ruling get together primarily BJP MLA Nilesh Rane alleged that Disha Salian demise was not a suicide, she was killed. BJP MLAs made allegations that Aditya Thackeray was current on the get together at Disha Salian when she dedicated the suicide. They alleged Thackeray was accountable for her demise. The SIT needs to be fashioned for the right investigations of this case. 

MUMBAI:  The Eknath Shinde authorities has knowledgeable the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court that it has cancelled the allocation of 5 acres of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) land to 17 Nagpur-based builders. In its report, the chief minister has clarified that he was not unaware in regards to the land till December 14. 

“However, after the court observations in the NIT land, I was briefed about it on December 14. We have decided to withdraw the decision that facilitated land allocation to 16 developers. The court can now take further action on the basis of the submitted report,” mentioned the chief minister’s response submitted within the court docket.

It was alleged that the 5 acres of NIT plot had been illegally allotted to 16 Nagpur-based builders at throwaway costs Rs 2 crore towards the precise market value of Rs 100 crore. Shinde was the city improvement minister within the Uddhav Thackeray authorities.

The opposition has alleged he had ignored the court docket keep order on the land allocation. NCP MLA and former minister Jitendra Ahwad raised an uproar within the state meeting over the difficulty and demanded Shinde’s resignation. The CM’s determination cancelling the land allocation got here following the transfer to permit 5 acres of NIT plot to builders. 

“The NIT land scam shows that the CM was involved in it when he was urban development minister. After the scam surfaced, Shinde cancelled the allocation and briefed the court that he was not aware that the matter was sub judice to save himself,” mentioned the NCP chief. 

“Shinde cannot escape from the responsibility and try to cover up the matter. But the people of Maharashtra know the truth that CM Shinde was involved in the land scam,” NCP chief mentioned. 

Interestingly, Maharashtra BJP chief and MLC Chandrashekhar Bawankule joined the refrain of Maha Vikas Aghadi and demanded a probe into the NIT land allocation. Earlier, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded resignation of Shinde over the NIT land rip-off. Thackeray mentioned that for a good probe of the matter, Shinde ought to step down because the CM.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday mentioned within the Assembly the Opposition has “fallen flat on its face” within the Nagpur land allotment case after the Bombay High Court noticed it had taken notice of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde withdrawing a 2021 regularisation order linked to the land allocation and closed the difficulty. 

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Fadnavis, who additionally holds the Home portfolio, maintained there was no “scam” within the land allotment matter as alleged by the Opposition. ‘Considering the fact that now the order of regularisation has been withdrawn by the Chief Minister as per his order dated 16-12-2022, we are of the view that the purpose of the order dated 14-12-2022 passed by this Court has been served and now this issue is close,’ the HC noticed on Thursday.

The court docket additionally noticed that as regards the difficulty of regularisation, the state authorities can be at liberty to resolve the identical in accordance with the legislation relying upon the closing final result of the petition (associated to the Nagpur land allotment case).

NCP MLA  suspended over remarks on Speaker
Maharashtra state legislative Assembly suspended NCP MLA Jayant Patil for his ‘shameless’ phrases towards the Speaker Rahul Narvekar, on Thursday. Amid the demand of reopening Disha Salian demise case, the Speaker allowed solely BJP and Shinde group to talk whereas besides Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar, nobody was allowed. Frustrated NCP MLA Jayant Patil for not with the ability to communicate on the difficulty, known as the Speaker shameless for his unfair conduct and was later suspended.

SIT to probe Sushant supervisor’s demise
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered organising the SIT to probe the demise of Disha Salian, supervisor of Sushant Singh Rajput. The ruling get together primarily BJP MLA Nilesh Rane alleged that Disha Salian demise was not a suicide, she was killed. BJP MLAs made allegations that Aditya Thackeray was current on the get together at Disha Salian when she dedicated the suicide. They alleged Thackeray was accountable for her demise. The SIT needs to be fashioned for the right investigations of this case.