Former AAP leader Anjali Damania has claimed that she would go on a hunger strike from Thursday demanding an inquiry into allegations of corruption against revenue minister Eknath Khadse, within six m
Former AAP leader Anjali Damania has claimed that she would go on a hunger strike from Thursday demanding an inquiry into allegations of corruption against revenue minister Eknath Khadse, within six months.
Ms Damania, on Wednesday, met social activist Anna Hazare to seek his blessings before beginning with the hunger strike.
“I am going to fast from Thursday against Mr Khadse. There are so many corruption allegations against him and the government should take action regarding this. I met Mr Hazare on Wednesday and showed him all the documents against Mr Khadse. He also admitted that it is a grave issue and assured me that he will call the chief minister and bring it to his notice. I also sought blessings from him before beginning the fast,” Ms Damania said.
The activist had alleged that Mr Khadse’s son-in-law had been flouting norms while modifying his limousine. Ms Damania had said that Mr Khadse’s son-in-law modified the car without seeking proper permission from the RTO. This put the revenue minister in more trouble, as there were also allegations that he was receiving calls from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
The former AAP leader also said that this time she wanted the government to take action against the minister and withdraw all the departmental responsibilities from him. “Whenever we bring corruption cases to the notice, we are told to go to the court. I have already filed PILs in the court on various issues. But then what is the government doing It should act on the corruption cases. The court will do its duty. But the government should take action against Mr Khadse,” she said.
To a query about what action she expects to be taken against Mr Khadse, Ms Damania said that the government should conduct an inquiry. “The government should conduct an inquiry into all the allegations against Mr Khadse within six months. It has to be time-bound else it will never reach any conclusion. Also, the cases should be heard by the fast track court,” she said.
The former AAP leader wanted to conduct the hunger strike at the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ official bungalow but the police denied her the permission.
