Dec 15, 2024 03:43 PM IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Aaditya Thackeray urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to exclude former CM Eknath Shinde and two different ex-ministers from the cupboard attributable to their alleged involvement in a highway rip-off within the state.
Thackeray has additionally focused deputy CM Eknath Shinde and Mangal Prabhat Lodha together with Deepak Kesarkar in what he referred to as a ₹12,000 crore rip-off.
“If the BJP authorities is severe about appearing on the highway rip-off, they have to hold the then unlawful CM Shinde and a pair of guardian ministers of Shinde’s regime- Lodha and Kesarkar, out of the cupboard,” Thackeray mentioned in a submit on X.
He additionally identified that the BJP was additionally talking out on shoddy highway work and asking for an SIT probe additional proves his level.
“This was Mumbai’s hard-earned cash. Wasted. For contractors and politicians to fill their pockets. I uncovered them for the previous 2 years, however the BJP supported that regime,” he added.
Thackeray urged the CM to begin a proper inquiry into the alleged highway rip-off.
What’s the alleged highway rip-off?
The alleged rip-off is related to the BMC’s 400 KM highway concretisation undertaking that Aaditya Thackeray spoke out in opposition to in January 2023. He had additionally written a letter to the then-BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, cautioning that such a undertaking might result in widespread flooding in Mumbai.
Chahal is at present posted because the Extra Chief Secretary within the Maharashtra CM workplace.
Thackeray had additionally alleged that the contracts for the roads have been awarded at a 66% larger price and had demanded it to be scrapped.
The BMC had refuted his allegations however the problem has refused to die down.
This comes forward of the anticipated cupboard growth within the state on Sunday. The oath taking ceremony is predicted to happen in Nagpur on Sunday night. The winter session of the state meeting is because of start from Monday.
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