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Chhagan Bhujbal followed NCP leader Ajit Pawar into government last Sunday and is now a minister in the exemption he has filed a case against. (pti/file)
The NCP leader’s lawyer said the petition, which accused the Eknath Shinde government of withholding development funding, would likely be withdrawn “because Bahjebal Sahab is now a minister and will not face the problem”.
NCP leader Chajan Bhojpal on Friday found himself the subject of a dilemma in the Bombay High Court when an older petition against the Eknath Shinde and BJP government in Maharashtra was filed to be heard before the Chief Justice’s Court. Bahjibal followed NCP leader Ajit Pawar into the government last Sunday and is now a minister in the government against whom a case has been filed.
Bombay High Court Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar, addressing the elephant in the room, asked Bhujbal’s lawyer to consult with his client about the fate of the petitioner, who accused the Eknath Shinde government of obstructing development funds promised in the budget passed by former Maha Vikas Agadi. coalition.
“Ask your client to ask if you want to proceed with the petition or withdraw it,” Judge Jamdar asked.
Bahjabal Sambaji Tope’s lawyer asked for the case to be adjourned and said the petition would be withdrawn because his client is now a government minister and “will not face the issue”.
The petition stemmed from allegations by senior NCP leader Bhujbal that funds for development work in his constituency of Yfla in Nashik had not been disbursed since the Shiv Sena-BJP government took power to oust Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena-Congress-National Party in June. 2022. .
A few days after Shinde was sworn in, NCP leaders Ajit Pawar, Chajan Bhojbal and Dilip Fals Patel met with the Maharashtra Board of Directors and demanded that it review its decision and disburse money for developmental works. But when it was reported that the money had not been released, several lawmakers from the NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) came forward to the courts.
“On the basis of a previous order in the Rajesh Tope case, about 23 MLAs have petitioned in Bombay and Aurangabad Bench of the High Court because the money has not been disbursed to them. This money has been allocated in the budget approved by the MVA (Maha Vikas Agadi) government, but when the new government arrived To the authority, stop the money allocated as per the budget,” said Toby, Bujbal’s lawyer.
“We are waiting till July 17 when the applications from Aurangabad will be transferred here, after which we may withdraw the petition because Bhujbal clouds He is now a minister and will not face the problem. The court asked me to take instructions from my client, but because I could not communicate with him, I asked for an adjournment of the hearing,” Taub added.
The Boujbal case was the second this week of political developments that led to embarrassing moments in court.
On Thursday, a panel of Divisional Justices Nitin Sambar and RN Laddha heard an appeal by Hassan Musharraf, now a minister in Ajit Pawar’s faction, to quash the FIR against him in Kolhapur on charges of fraud. The prosecutor in the case, J.
The court enjoyed asking the lawyer in a lighter way whether he represented the accused or the state.
The National Congress Party, founded by Sharad Pawar in 1999, saw a split on 2 July with Ajit Pawar claiming support for over 40 multi-party forces and joining the Shiv Sena-BJP Maharashtra coalition government. Nine NCP members, including Bhojbal, were sworn in as ministers in the Maharashtra state government in a surprise expansion of the government on Sunday.
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