Mumbai:
It's now an all out war in the Maharashtra Congress with former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh blaming Ashok Chavan for the Adarsh society mess.
Deshmukh said that when he had cleared the housing society it was only for the retired and serving defence personnel. He claims it was Ashok Chavan who introduced the civilian quota and that's when the problem began.
Deshmukh says whatever was given to the housing society by his government was according to the rules.
Who cleared what:- 1999: Adarsh Society proposal received, Chief Minister Narayan Rane asks for it to be looked into.
- 2000: File comes to Revenue minister Ashok Chavan, said to have recommended 40 percent civilian allotment which he now denies
- 2002: Land located by reducing public road in the tenure of Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh
- 2003: Letter of intent issued in Deshmukh's term
- 2003: In Sushil Kumar Shinde's tenure as Chief Minister, the project got environmental clearance without going through the state Coastal Zone Authority (CRZ)
- 2004: Land was alloted to project and the number of members/flat-owners increased by 51
- 2005: Vilasrao Deshmukh returns as Chief Minister, building height was increased and building permission came through
- 2010: Finally, in Ashok Chavan's tenure as Chief Minister, the building received an occupation certificate.