Land allotment to Latur's trust is legal: MIDC

Mumbai, Jun 16 (UNI) Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has clarified that Manjara Charitable trust and Vilasrao Deshmukh Foundation - the two charitable trusts - to which State Chief Minister is connected, were alloted plots without giving any concession and no irregularities were committed in these allotments.

The clarification came in the wake of the allegation levelled by Maharashtra BJP President Nitin Gadkari on the allotment issue today.

An official release said MIDC allots the plots for educational purposes at the rate of 50 per cent less than the industrial rate while for development of sports it allots plots at ten per cent rate than the industrial rate and there is no loss is such allotment.

Maharashtra BJP President Nitin Gadkari had alleged that Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was allotting plots to his trusts and institutions at reduced rates causing a loss of nearly Rs 14 crore to the MIDC.

Mr Gadkari in a release here had described this as completely wrong and demanded that the Governor look into the matter and cancel the allotments.

Mr Gadkari said five plots were allotted to agriculture science centre, ayurvedic medical college and hospital at Latur district to Manjra charitable trust while Vilasrao Deshmukh Foundation, Mumbai has been given two plots, one for sports and one for educational purpose. All the seven plots have been allotted at the rate of Rs 50, Rs 25, and Rs five per sq mt.

Apart from CM Deshmukh, his brother Dilip, son Amit, wife Vaishali and others are the members of these trusts, the release had said.

UNI