NCP's Dhananjay Munde expects action against other 'tainted ministers'

PUNE: Reacting to the resignation of Eknath Khadse from the state Cabinet today, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council and NCP leader, Dhananjay Munde, said action was also expected against other "tainted ministers".

"It is important to see whether the government takes similar action against other tainted ministers," said Munde, who was with the BJP before joining NCP.

"The MIDC land scam is a serious matter and a fair and thorough investigation should be done," he said.

Meanwhile, local builder Hemant Gavande, who first flagged the questionable land deal in Bhosari involving Khadse's family, said he would keep pursuing the case.

It was Gavande who had first alleged that Khadse's wife and his son-in-law purchased a three-acre piece of land belonging to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) at Bhosari near here at a throwaway price of Rs 3.75 crore from its original owner.

"Since he has resigned, I demand free and transparent probe in this matter...I will take the case to its logical conclusion," Gavande said.

The senior BJP leader should "introspect about his misdeeds", he said, welcoming Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's decision to appoint a retired High Court judge to probe the charges against Khadse.