The Shiv Sena today asked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to "come clean" on the Congress' charges of his "blessings" to an "illegal transfer" of 24 acres of government land worth Rs 1,767 in Navi Mumbai for a song to a business partner of a BJP MLC, allegedly "close" to him.
The BJP's estranged ally pegged its demand on recent reports on Anti-Corruption Bureau giving earlier in May "clean chit" to former Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse, who had to step down in June 2016 on charges of facilitating a land deal in Pune in favour of his wife and son-in-law.
Latching onto the twin development, the Shiv Sena today said Fadnavis made Khadse sit at home (resign) on allegations of his involvement in a land scam, because he (the CM) is a believer in "transparent governance".
"Now, either Khadse should be brought back in the ministerial council or the Chief Minister should come clean before the public (on Navi Mumbai land deal)," it said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'
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