Were false affidavit filed by deputy speaker of the state legislative assembly of Maharashtra?
18 Jun, 2012A complaint has been filed by RTI activist Bhimrao Rathod to the Maharashtra Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the district Income Tax Officer alleging that the Deputy Speaker of the state legislative assembly and MLA from Ralegaon, Mr. Vasant Purke and his wife Premlata had filed false affidavits to get two flats allotted in Bandra East in Mumbai.
The certified copies of all the related documents filed on affidavit were obtained using the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 and were enclosed with the complaint. Rathod has demanded an impartial probe and cancellation of the allotment of flats which were given under the discretionary quota of the state government.