The Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has reached Delhi to meet the Congress President Mrs. Sonia Gandhi to clear his position on Adarsh Housing Society issue in Mumbai. He was summoned to Delhi by the Party high command late on Friday after his name cropped up in the controversy. He is also scheduled to meet the senior party leader and Union Minister AK Antony. Ahead of the crucial meeting with the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Sonia Gandhi held consultations with the senior party leaders on the issue. Union Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Jairam Ramesh besides party leaders Janardan Dwivedi and Ahmed Patel are among those who met the Congress chief. Defence Minister A K Antony held consultations with the Congress chief on Friday. AIR correspondent reports that the Congress high command appears to be upset with Chavan whose relatives have reportedly been allotted flats in the Housing Colony Project. Several politicians, former defence services chiefs and other influential people have reportedly been allotted flats in the society. The land, on which the 31 storey building has been constructed in Colaba, Mumbai, was reportedly allotted for Kargil war heroes and widows. The Maharashtra Chief Minister on Friday announced surrender of flats alloted to his relatives. The Defence Minister A K Antony has directed the army and navy to ascertain the facts about the ownership rights of the land used by the society.
News On AIR | October 30, 2010 12:55 PM
Adarsh land scam: Chavan in Deli to clear stand