Maha Minister Pankaja Munde accused of Rs 206 cr 'scam'

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Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde was in trouble today following allegations that she cleared purchases worth Rs 206 crore through 24 Government Resolutions on a single day instead of inviting tenders.

The alleged purchases relate to a host of items including snacks and books for children in institutions across the state.

Dubbing it as a "big scam", Congress and other opposition parties attacked the 8-month-old BJP-led government headed by Devendra Fadnavis.
Former chief minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan demanded a CBI inquiry and said the scam exposed the "true colours" of the government.

Asked if he would demand Munde's resignation, Chavan said "Be it Pankaja Munde or Vinod Tawade (education minister caught in a row over educational qualification), this government would not remove anyone. After all, this the policy of the Modi government to brazen out all allegations."

"The scam has exposed the real character of this government. The Minister (Munde) must give an explanation on the issue", Chavan said.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/485509/maha-minister-pankaja-munde-accused.html


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Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray took potshots at the BJP in Mumbai on Thursday and said that it has become a trend to display fake degrees. He also said allegations against Maha Minister Pankaja Munde were grave.
Commenting on the fake degree row, Thackeray said that, "It has become a trend in politics to display fake degrees. Simply do the right thing. Why run behind false things," without naming anybody including Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde or Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, at a book launch function in suburban Dadar.
However, a senior Sena leader said that Uddhav Thackeray's remarks were also aimed at Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, whose fake degree case has reached court. Incidentally, the book launched by Uddhav Thackeray at the function on Thursday evening, was written by former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Sena leader Manohar Joshi.
Thackeray also said that corruption allegations against Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde were "grave" but did not comment further on the issue. "Allegations against Pankaja Munde are serious but the Maharashtra Chief Minister should take a decision on it," he told reporters.
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Congress Worker cut Sweet Deal in Rs 206 Crore Maharashtra Scam

The minister still has to explain why no etender was not floated, why she was not aware of new rules, why her bureaucrats misguided her?
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MUMBAI: Even as the Opposition stepped up its attack on BJP MP Pankaja Munde in the Rs 206 crore purchase scam, the tale took a twist when it came into light that the biggest beneficiary involved was linked to the Congress in the coastal district of Sindhudurg.
The Munde-headed Women and Children Development Department on February 13 had awarded a contract to Suryakanta Sahkari Mahila Sanstha (SSMS), registered at Vengurla in Sindhudurg, for Rs 80 crore to provide chikki (groundnut candy) to around 14,000 anganwadis in the State. Munde did not invite e-tenders as per the rules but selected the NGO on the basis of the rate contract system.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nat...aharashtra-Scam/2015/06/26/article2886797.ece