Nitin Gadkari in yet another controversy

October 05, 2012 10:50

BJP president Nitin Gadkari has landed himself in trouble by seeking release of funds to contractors, one of whom is considered to be his close aide, engaged in a Maharashtra irrigation project which has been under the scanner.

The Gosikhurd project is embroiled in an alleged scam involving NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who recently resigned as the Deputy Chief Minister of the State, in the wake of charges of corruption. The BJP had mounted an aggressive campaign demanding probe into the scam.

In a detailed letter in July addressed to Union Water Resources Minister P K Bansal, Gadkari batted for the contractors and sought disbursal of Rs 400 crore dues to them.

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