"This is a historic decision by the High Court. This is the first time the Court has ordered the demolition of the building, almost 30 years after 'Pratibha' (a housing society off Warden Road) was demolished. This is a heavy blow to corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. Now (ex-CM) Ashok Chavan will have to face and answer more tough questions as he had given the required sanctions to construct the (housing) society," BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari said.
BJP leader Prem Shukla said, "Adarsh tower was erected on the corruption culture which was rampant in the Congress and today High Court has stamped it. Also, it should not be forgotten that it was the Congress which appointed Ashok Chavan, who lost his Chief Ministership on account of Adarsh scam, as the party's state unit chief later."
"While in Opposition, we had raised this issue time and again in the State Legislature. The Commission set up by the previous government just before elections had tried to give them a clean chit against which we had raised our voice," Gore said.
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"HC has been very clear in its decision. It reaffirms the irregularities and has exposed the cancer of corruption prevalent during the Congress-NCP government," she added.
Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said his party will continue with its legal battle to prove innocence of its leaders.
NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said nobody is above law
and if rules have been broken, the guilty should be brought to justice.
"If there are irregularities by bureaucrats or ministers, there should be action within the frame of law. Let the government take its decision. If anyone has violated rules, the court's decision should be welcomed. Nobody, whether it is minister or bureaucrat is above law. If power has been misused, nobody should be spared," Malik said.
"High Court has ordered to demolish the tower that was built owing to corrupt practises due to nexus of politicians and bureaucrats. This is a very important step and nobody would be spared now," said Singh who drafted the pleas on the behalf of petitioners.