While speaking to media persons after the Cabinet meeting, Patil said that Lok Sabha MP and SSS leader Raju Shetti has raised the issue during his meeting with Shetti on Monday.
Echoing the sentiments of Swabhimani SDhetkari Sanghatana leader Raju Shetti, the Minister for cooperation Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday said that the state Government would also write a letter to Enforcement directorate seeking inquiry in to the selling of 35 cooperative sugar factories in the state at throw away price during the tenure of previous Government.
While speaking to media persons after the Cabinet meeting, Patil said that Lok Sabha MP and SSS leader Raju Shetti has raised the issue during his meeting with Shetti on Monday. He said that Shetti has submitted his memorandum to him and the state Government since his complaint is true would also approach ED.
Patil informed that during the previous Government rule, 35 sugar factories were sold to just Rs. 1000 crores. He said that the land of one of the sugar factories which is 250 acres was sold at just Rs. 30 crores that too along with the machinery of the factory. There are many such deals and that is the reason State Government would also approach ED seeking inquiry in to the same, added Patil.
Sugarcane on driop in 3 years - Patil
Making it clear that it was not possible to prevent sugarcane cultivation in the state, Minister for Cooperation Chandrakant Patil said that the cooperative sugar factories would be asked to bring cane cultivation in their areas under drip irrigation in next three years.Patil said that it is true that sugar cane as a crop is consuming more water in the state but it is due to inefficient use of water. He said that there is a need to bring cane under drip irrigation. He said that the state Government would bring all the cane cultivation on drip irrigation in next three years.
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