Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is likely to meet senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi tonight to discuss the situations in Adarsh housing society scam. The Finance Minister along with Defence Minister A K Antony have been asked by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to submit a report on scam. Three of Chavan's close relatives are among the 103 allottees in the 31-storeyed Adarsh Group Housing Society building in Mumbai originally meant for Kargil war widows. Mr Chavan, yesterday offered to resign in an hour-long meeting with Mrs Gandhi.Mr. Mukherjee, who was in Murshidabad in West Bengal earlier in the day, has since returned to Delhi. AIR correspondent reports that though Congress party High Command is still to take a decision on Mr. Chavan's resignation, names of Prithviraj Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Vilasrao Deshmukh and Narayan Rane are coming up as his possible successors. .
News On AIR | October 31, 2010 8:26 PM
Ashok Chavan likely to meet Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi tonight