BJP drops 2nd bombshell, links Sharad Pawar to Rs15,000 crore scam Published: Saturday, Apr 2, 2011, 0:23 IST By Surendra Gangan | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
A day after allegations of links between Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar and 2G spectrum scam accused Shahid Balwa, leader of opposition in the state assembly Eknath Khadse rocked the house again on Thursday by revealing irregularities to the tune of Rs15,000 crore in land transfer to companies allegedly owned by the Pawar family and those controlled by Balwa. BJP leader Khadse said that land measuring 326 acres in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune was transferred to companies owned by Balwa, Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule, her husband Sadanand Sule, Pune-based builder Atul Chordiya, his wife Varsha, and others. He alleged that the original compromise agreement between the revenue department and Mukund Bhavan Trust took place in 1990 for transfer of 326 acres of land. The trust was allegedly owned by DB Realty and Punchsheel Techpark controlled by Balwa and Pawar family members respectively. Khadse said that a year before the agreement, the then district commissioner of Pune, Shrinivas Patil, forged revenue department papers to make the 3.26-acre land into 326 acres. He said that after the agreement, the district administration facilitated the transfer of land that was adjacent to the plot. “After that, the land reserved for Yerwada jail, telephone exchange and the public works department was transferred to the trust. The administration even changed the reservation of a playground. Only the state cabinet has the right to change reservation, but it was done at the district level,” he said. Khadse said that two plots owned by DB Realty and Punchsheel are adjacent to each other, and five star hotels, IT parks are coming up on the plot. “The permission for commercial construction was taken from the ministry of environment and forest, and the tourism ministry, by Balwa for projects on both plots. Balwa had signed the application for the permissions, which were given in just one day. This clearly proves the business relationship between Balwa and Pawar family,” he said. He demanded that construction work of these projects be stayed and the properties be sealed. He also demanded a CBI probe into the irregularities. Revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat announced the probe will be completed in three months. “As per our records, 336.31 acres of land has been transferred to the trust after the court nod. We will investigate into the issue,” he said. * * * See also: Sharad Pawar granted many favours to Shahid Balwa: Uddhav Thackeray http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_sharad-pawar-granted-many-favours-to-balwa-uddhav-thackeray_1527282 No change in deal with DB Group: Hyatt http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/no-change-in-dealdb-group-hyatt/430178/ I have not heard of Shahid Balwa, says Digambar Kamat http://www.sify.com/news/i-have-not-heard-of-shahid-balwa-says-digambar-kamat-news-national-ldillRdaadi.html Patil claims Sena–BJP leaders used Balwa’s aircraft http://arabnews.com/world/article342411.ece
