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Maharashtra Irrigation Scam

Ajit Pawar exonerated in irrigation scam, affidavit filed a day before new government took oath

The Anti-Corruption Bureau told the Bombay High Court on November 27 that Pawar ‘cannot be held responsible for the acts of executing agencies’.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 06, 2019 · 08:26 am
Maharashtra irrigation scam: ACB closes some cases, but says none related to Ajit Pawar

The irrigation scam dates back to 2009, when Pawar was the state’s water resources minister.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 25, 2019 · 05:06 pm
Maharashtra increases budget for scam-hit irrigation sector by Rs 1,000 crores

Whistleblower Vijay Pandhare says the money will do nothing to address the state's irrigation needs, but much to line the pockets of politicians.

Karthik Balasubramanian
· Feb 27, 2014 · 08:17 am