The Congress, besieged by allegations of corruption being its Standard Operating Procedure, now has new trouble in Maharashtra. The opposition claims that the state government's auditor has faulted several ministers who allegedly gifted land with heavy discounts to trusts associated with them or their families. Among the ministers who allegedly misused their power in these land deals are former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and public works minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who belongs to the NCP, which partners with the Congress in the state government.
