File signed by CM on probe against PWD official tampered with fake remark says Maha minister
Mumbai Mar 21 PTI A file signed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray approving a probe against some PWD officials was tampered with state minister Ashok Chavan disclosed in the Legislative Assembly on Monday PWD Minister Chavan said a FIR was registered with the Marine Drive police station in this connection and a probe in the matter is on Chavan made the remarks while replying to issues raised by BJP MLA Prashant Bamb in connection with the departments works including a probe against a superintending engineer A proposal came to me seeking permission to probe some officials This was a proposal of the previous government when Chandrakant Patil of the BJP was the minister of this department I too approved the proposal as Chandrakant Dada had Chavan said adding that he sent the file to Thackeray for his approval for a probe When the file came back to him Chavan said it had a remark stating except Nana Pawar the superintending engineer Bamb talked about others should be probed I grew suspicious on seeing the remark The chief ministers signature was at one place the remark was adjacent to itwhen I met the chief minister again I told him about it and requested to check his record since I had doubts Chavan said He Thackeray said he had not written the remark The chief minister checked his record again It was found a note was made there in the file that was returned to the PWD department without the chief ministers permission the Congress leader added An FIR was registered subsequently at the Marine Drive police station and action will be taken against whoever is guilty Chavan added Chavan however did not specify in what connection the officer was to be probed PTI ENM BNM BNM BNM
Mumbai Mar 21 PTI A file signed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray approving a probe against some PWD officials was tampered with state minister Ashok Chavan disclosed in the Legislative Assembly on Monday PWD Minister Chavan said a FIR was registered with the Marine Drive police station in this connection and a probe in the matter is on Chavan made the remarks while replying to issues raised by BJP MLA Prashant Bamb in connection with the departments works including a probe against a superintending engineer A proposal came to me seeking permission to probe some officials This was a proposal of the previous government when Chandrakant Patil of the BJP was the minister of this department I too approved the proposal as Chandrakant Dada had Chavan said adding that he sent the file to Thackeray for his approval for a probe When the file came back to him Chavan said it had a remark stating except Nana Pawar the superintending engineer Bamb talked about others should be probed I grew suspicious on seeing the remark The chief ministers signature was at one place the remark was adjacent to itwhen I met the chief minister again I told him about it and requested to check his record since I had doubts Chavan said He Thackeray said he had not written the remark The chief minister checked his record again It was found a note was made there in the file that was returned to the PWD department without the chief ministers permission the Congress leader added An FIR was registered subsequently at the Marine Drive police station and action will be taken against whoever is guilty Chavan added Chavan however did not specify in what connection the officer was to be probed PTI ENM BNM BNM BNM
