'By inducting Ashok Chavan, BJP also became part of Adarsh Society scam'

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday hit out the BJP saying that by inducting former Congress leader Ashok Chavan the ruling party has also become a part of the multicrore Adarsh Society scam now reported news agency PTIEarlier the BJP used to target Chavan saying the families of martyrs were fooled in the Adarsh Society scam but now the same party is involved in fooling them he allegedThackeray was addressing a press conference at Nanded in Maharashtra where he arrived to campaign for the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA candidate Vasant Chavan from the Nanded Lok Sabha constituencyAshok Chavan a former Maharashtra chief minister is an accused in the Adarsh Society scam wherein a 31storey posh building in south Mumbai was constructed allegedly on land owned by the Defence Ministry without getting the requisite permissions and clearancesThe Central Bureau of Investigation CBI in 2014 sought to delete Chavans name from the case but this was rejected both by the special CBI court and later by the Bombay High Court in 2015 The matter is pending before the Supreme Court which in 2018 stayed proceedings in the caseChavan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in February this year and was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha after being fielded by the party At the time of joining the ruling party Chavan termed the Adarsh case as a political mishap and said he considered it a nonissue nowThackeray said The Adarsh Society scam case is yet to be decided by the court Now BJP has inducted Ashok Chavan into the party fold and made him a Rajya Sabha member So this way BJP is also involved in the Adarsh Society scam now reported PTIThere are videos of BJP leaders saying that Adarsh Society was formed and the families of martyrs were fooled But after Chavan joined the BJP he was also praised on stage he saidEarlier the BJP leaders used to say that families of martyrs were fooled in the Adarsh scam Thackeray saidNow it is my allegation that BJP is also involved in fooling the martyrs families he said reported PTIThackeray also said that after Chavan quit the Congress several new faces came up in the partyLok Sabha elections 2024 reported PTICongress has received a fresh fillip after Ashok Chavans departure The barriers in the path of new leaders are now gone The subhedari in our party also crumbled he said apparently referring to the Eknath Shindeled campOn the state governments decision to provide a Yplus security cover to Parth Pawar the son of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar the Sena UBT president said I have heard that rocket launchers and tanks are also being deployed for his security People working at the residences of those who betrayed are being provided security but common people are not secure Firing took place in front of actor Salman Khans residenceBut the people who are with them those in power are given security Who is paying for their security is the question They government are collecting taxes from people who are not safe and providing security to the traitors Thackeray allegedWith inputs from PTI