A residential complex in Mumbai - meant for Kargil war widows - turns into catchment area for a major political scandal as names of Maharashtra's political heavyweights, top defence officials and bureaucrats surface as beneficiaries.
Need more time to read documents, says Pranab
Published On: November 1, 2010 | Duration: 0 min, 42 sec
After meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that they would go through the documents related to the Adrash society scam before any decision.
BJP ups the ante against Ashok Chavan
BJP President Nitin Gadkari demanded the ouster of Maharashta Chief Minister and said the scandal has exposed the Congress party. He also claimed that there is not one but many such examples, which the BJP will raise in the upcoming Parliament session.
Associates of three former CMs got flats?
It now seems three former chief ministers of Maharashtra - Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Narayan Rane - not just gave clearances to the controversial building, but also to have benefited from the allotments. Sources tell NDTV that associates of all the three former chief ministers were allotted flats.
Sources say the Army is probing four successive General Officers Commanding (GOCs) of Maharashtra and Gujarat area, all of whom were allotted flats in the Adarsh Society.
Where are the Kargil martyrs in the allottees?
Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society may have become the catchment area for a massive political controversy, but the Maharashtra Chief Minister denied the complex was meant for Kargil martyr's families.
Chavan accepts relatives have flats in Adarsh Society
Ruling out his resignation, the Maharashtra CM said allegations that he influenced the allotment of flats are politically motivated.
BJP demands Chavan's resignation
The 31-storey high-rise in Colaba has become the catchment area for a massive political controversy. The BJP is now demanding that the Maharashtra chief minister resign immediately or be removed from his office.
"I have left it to Sonia Gandhi to decide on my resignation," the Maharashtra CM said after meeting her in Delhi.
Who will replace Ashok Chavan?
Although the Congress has made it clear that Chavan's immediate political future will be decided by an inquiry headed by Pranab Mukherjee and AK Antony, there's another worry for the party - just who can replace the Chief Minister?
Ex-Army chief Deepak Kapoor defends himself
The former Army chief, whose name figures on the list of allottees, speaks to NDTV on the controversy.
Is Chavan linked to Adarsh Society scam?
An inquiry by the Army and the CBI is focussed on uncovering how prime property in Mumbai, meant for war widows and military veterans, has been turned into a high-rise with flats allotted to former army chiefs, politicians and bureaucrats.
Power cut off, water supply next
No water, no electricity. It's curtains for the Adarsh Housing Society members at least for the time being. And for the three Kargil war heroes who've also been given flats - a period of uncertainty and disappointment.
Adarsh Housing Society faces legal storms
Though Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai claims it got clearance from the Ministry of Environment, sources say it has bypassed coastal regulation zone clearances.
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