‘No Sena leader was involved in roads scam’

MUMBAI: A day after the state government hinted at probing the role of Shiv Sena corporators in the multi-crore roads scam, party chief Uddhav Thackeray hit back,

MUMBAI: A day after the state government hinted at probing the role of Shiv Sena corporators in the multi-crore roads scam, party chief Uddhav Thackeray hit back, saying that his party was not afraid of probe.

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Thackeray dared the government to conduct an inquiry into all civic works, saying that he would provide a list of all such works, if the government wants.

Thackeray on Saturday challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government to probe the role of Sena members in the roads scam as well as the scam surrounding the cleaning of the city’s drains before the monsoon.

“Probe all you want, be it the nullah desilting or the roads scam. You will not find the involvement of a single Shiv Sena leader in any of these,” he said.

Speaking at an event held by the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti, the umbrella body of all Ganpati mandals in the city, Thackeray dared the teams to investigate other civic projects carried out by the Sena-ruled civic body.

“If they want, I’ll give them a list of all civic projects. Investigate all of them. In fact, you will find that the first letter to investigate the roads scam was written by the Mayor,” Thackeray said.

Speaking about the issue in the assembly on Friday, minister of state for urban development Ranjit Patil said that the government was mulling over a suggestion to impose the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on all those found involved in the allotment of road works contracts, including civic officials, contractors as well as politicians.