Subhash Desai

The Shiv Sena on Monday came out in support of its leader and Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai, against whom the opposition NCP has levelled
allegations of flouting norms in the acquisition of 400 acres of land in Nashik by a state agency. Leader of the Opposition in the state Legislative Council, Dhananjay Munde, had on Friday alleged that 400 acres land acquired by the MIDC in Nashik was returned to the original owners, flouting the norms.

He demanded an inquiry into the matter. The Sena, in an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana', today accused the opposition of levelling "baseless allegations" and said the land was given back to the farmers in accordance to their wishes. "The opposition has tried to level baseless allegations against Subhash Desai. The allegations could not stand because there was not an iota of truth in them. The opposition claimed that there was a scam in the acquisition of MIDC land...but in reality it (the land) was given back to the farmers in accordance to their wishes," it said.