BJP calls Chandiwal committee to probe allegations against Deshmukh an eyewash
The Hindu
NCP reminds Fadnavis of Zoting committee set up to inquire into land grab allegations against Eknath Khadse
The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday claimed that the retired Justice Kailash U Chandiwal Committee set up by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government is an eyewash as it has no powers to probe the allegations against State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Refuting the claim, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), an MVA partner, reminded the BJP of a committee of retired Justice constituted by then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to investigate allegations of irregularities in land dealings worth ₹300 crore in Navi Mumbai. The NCP accused the BJP of involving in doublespeak.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.