Maharashtra Irrigation Scam
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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
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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
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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
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