Khadse had resigned in June 2016 after he was accused of using his post as Revenue minister to facilitate the land deal in favour of his wife and son-in-law.
BJP leader Eknath Khadse, who had to quit as a minister nearly two years back amid a string of charges, including irregularities in a land deal, said he would move a breach of privilege notice against Industries Minister Subhash Desai next week. Khadse made the announcement in the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
Accusing Desai of giving false information to the Assembly about the Bhosari MIDC land deal, Khadse sought the Speaker's permission to move the privilege notice against the minister. Khadse had resigned in June 2016 after he was accused of using his post as Revenue minister to facilitate the land deal in favour of his wife and son-in-law.
Khadse said the allegation has stuck to him for the last two years and he wanted to give the people correct facts. "I want to point out the discrepancies," he said. Khadse said he had moved a breach of privilege notice against Desai on July 9 last year. "However, I did not get any reply on the issue," he said. "Therefore, I will again move the notice against him next week, so that I can put forth my stand before the people through the Assembly," the former minister said.
Chief Minister Devendra Fdanavis was present in the Assembly and Congress-NCP members supported Khadse. Presiding Officer Haribhau Bagade made it clear that Khadse had raised the issue by tabling the motion and it could be taken up next week. NCP MLA Dilip Walase-Patil said, "Going by the rulebook, if a member brings such a motion, he or she should be allowed to present his case." NCP member Ajit Pawar echoed the sentiments.
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- Khadse had resigned in June 2016 after he was accused of using his post as Revenue minister to facilitate the land deal in favour of his wife and son-in-law.
- The Industries department had claimed ownership of the three-acre plot in Bhosari near Pune, and termed Khadse's purchase illegal.
- A one-man commission comprising retired justice Dinkar Zoting, which probed the allegations against Khadse, submitted its report last year.
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