Probe blamed no official for stampede: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis

NAGPUR: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) owes additional surcharge of more than Rs 1 900 crore to state- run agency MMRDA for delay in development of plots in Mumbai the Maharashtra Assembly was informed today. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave this information while responding to a query by MLA Sharad Sonawane during the Question Hour of the Winter Session which is held in Nagpur. The MLA from Junnar in Pune district had sought to know the names of the companies which have not paid surcharge for delay in plot development to the MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority). In a written reply in the Lower House Fadnavis said: Construction in the G-block of Bandra Kurla Complex owned by MMRDA was not completed by some firms within the (stipulated) four-year period. Hence additional surcharge for such a delay has not been paid yet by some companies including RIL. The dues include Rs 441.08 crore for plot number C-66 and Rs 1 538.73 crore for plot number C-64 from RIL alone said Fadnavis who is also Chairman of the authority. RIL is constructing a convention-cum-exhibition centre in Bandra Kurla Complex an upscale business district in Mumbai s suburbs. There was no immediate comment from RIL on the issue. Fadnavis said the other companies which have not yet paid their dues are the Indian Newspaper Society (Rs 56.02 crore for plot number C-63 Jamunaben Foundation (Rs 24.09 crore for plot numbers SF 7 and 9B) Talim Research Foundation (Rs 33.39 crore for plot number SF 6) and Naman Hotel Rs 31.68 crore for plot numbers C-57 and 58 . These companies have not paid the surcharge for the last many years he said. The outstanding figures were issued by MMRDA under RTI queries. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published: December 13 2017 7:14 am Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with wife Amruta (Express Photo/Prashant Nadkar/File) Related News CM Devendra Fadnavis accuses opposition of shedding crocodile tears over farmers woesMaharashtra legislature s winter session from Monday; Opposition likely to raise farm loan waiver issueRBI should probe ghost accounts of farmers: ex-CM Prithviraj ChavanChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis s wife Amruta Fadnavis who attended a Christmas charity event in Mumbai Monday was trolled on Twitter after she tweeted a photograph from the event. launched-Be Santa-campaign as Ambassador for @927BIGFM to collect gifts from people -for poor children to bring smiles to their faces during this Christmas.Drop ur gifts at nearest @927BIGFM & Feel the joy -as best way to multiply your happiness is by sharing it with others she tweeted Monday. Several users slammed her for promoting a charity linked to Christmas while others accused her of spreading Christianity . In her response Amruta posted: I m a proud Hindu & like many I celebrate every festival in my country & that is an individual choice.. We represent the true spirit of our country . and that doesn t dilute our love towards our country religion & humanity. In my capacity as a Proud Hindu Citizen I will always try to unite & bring in harmony wherever I can. But just wish to remind you that empathetic journalists & journalism should not ignite the fire of religious differences .Ican t stop a serene action bcoz of some wrong deeds! Speaking to The Indian Express Tuesday Amruta said I genuinely thought that was a good cause to associate with. What mattered to me was the smiles on the faces of these poor children but the whole thing was showcased in absolutely negative light. For all the latest India News download Indian Express App More Related News Bombay HC says RERA crucial for developing incomplete projects upholds validity Maharashtra: 34 MoUs signed to transform villages Tags: Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today accused the opposition of shedding crocodile tears over issues related to farmers and claimed that the Congress and the NCP did not do enough for them when in power.Mr Fadnavis comments came on the first day of the state Legislature s two-week-long winter session in Nagpur the second capital of Maharashtra in response to the opposition parties criticism that his government has failed to alleviate the woes of cultivators.As the Assembly session began Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil alleged that the BJP-Shiv Sena government in the state was a huge failure and that it faulted in the implementation of loan waiver scheme.Responding to it Mr Fadnavis said The so called concerns of Congress and NCP are nothing but magarmach ke aansoo (crocodile tears). It is a false concern infact the Congress and NCP government had largely disappointed farmers in the state. He said the package for Vidarbha announced during the previous Congress-NCP government had hardly benefited the farmers. The Congress and the NCP did not help farmers when they were in power he said.Mr Fadnavis said he would compare the performance of the earlier Congress-NCP rule with that of his government.Vikhe Patil alleged that state government has made several mistakes in the farm loan waiver implementation. The figures have gone wrong the company appointed for the processing of data has also made several mistakes he said. The loan waiver announcement was made in June and till date there is no sufficient data to prove how many farmers have actually received benefits of the scheme the Congress leader said.Later BJP minister Ram Shinde told reporters outside the Assembly that on the first day of the session the House members always pay tributes to the departed leaders. The opposition leaders sidelined it and came up with farmers issues. This is an unfair practice he said. Nashik: A helicopter carrying Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis force-landed in Nashik on Saturday as it was overloaded an official said.The incident occurred at around 9.30 am when Fadnavis accompanied by water resources minister Girish Mahajan and others were travelling to Aurangabad from Nashik the Minister s aide Santosh Bari said.File image of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. PTI As it took off from an open ground the helicopter could barely ascend 50 feet or so and couldn t fly further compelling the pilot to land a few metres away Bari told IANS.The chopper had apparently become overloaded and could not fly with the extra weight so Fadnavis cook and his bags were off-loaded before it took off normally after sometime he said.Fadnavis and his entourage reached Aurangabad after the 25 minute flight while the cook and bags followed by road a journey of nearly three hours according to Bari.The incident alarmed the security and civil officials since there have been at least three other incidents involving Fadnavis VVIP aircraft in the past couple of years including a chopper crash in Latur in May from which Fadnavis emerged unscathed. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be ashamed of making wild allegations against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh PTI reported. Speaking at the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party s Jan Akrosh Halla-Bol rally in Nagpur Pawar said Shame on you prime minister for making such allegations! Pawar was referring to the prime minister s statement that Singh and other Congress party leaders held a secret meeting with Pakistani officials in Delhi ahead of the Gujarat elections. The Nationalist Congress Party chief said no one in the world could point fingers at Singh. Pawar added that Modi tried to divert the people s attention from the government s failures in addressing the farm crisis lack of jobs and other issues by invoking Pakistan.Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad also attended the rally and said Modi had stooped to a low level by making allegations against people of his own country. Don t pay electricity bills Pawar asked farmers in Maharashtra not to repay loans or pay electricity bills to the state government until it deposits the loan waiver amount into their bank accounts. He also accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of playing blackmail politics . The Maharashtra chief minister uses the language of blackmailing the opposition the Nationalist Congress Party chief alleged. If he thinks blackmailing is a part of people s mandate to his government then he should remember that people can oust him from power.