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Adarsh land belonged to state govt: Deshmukh Mumbai, June 17 Echoing the stance of former Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who had filed a similar affidavit earlier, Deshmukh, who is also a former Chief Minister of the state, said the plot was never reserved for Kargil war veterans. “The records maintained with the office of Collector of Mumbai clearly show that the land belonged to the state government. The ownership of the land was never an issue at any stage so far I am concerned,” Deshmukh said in his affidavit. Deshmukh, who was among those responsible for giving clearances for the project, said he had gone by the policies of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. He also denied that he had regular meetings with Shiv Sena leader-turned Congressman Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, one of the promoters of the Adarsh society.“The suggestion that I ordered the allotment of land to Adarsh in an irregular and/or improper manner to favour Gidwani is fully mischievous,” he said. “Neither was any loss caused to exchequer nor any favour shown to Adarsh society. Adarsh, in fact, paid Rs 6.4 crore for acquiring rights in respect of the said plot,” he said. Deshmukh went on to say that successive Chief Ministers in Maharashtra had to face requests for clearances and he cleared those files in a routine manner. The minister went on to say that he had approved relaxation of domicile norms in the cases of Generals Vij and Kapoor in consideration of their services to the nation. (with inputs from PTI)
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