ANAND SHARMA DEMANDS RESIGNATION OF GUJARAT CM

Former Union Minister Anand Sharma on Friday alleged that revelations about huge allotment of land to a company run by business associates of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s daughter makes it clear that during his tenure as CM, Narendra Modi, who is now Prime Minister, allowed nepotism, conflict of interest and brazen plundering of public land to promote commercial and business interests of entities closely connected to the kin of the then Revenue Minister.

Sharma has demanded an independent probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) over reported land allotment to a company run by business associates of Anandiben’s daughter, Anar Jayesh Patel and thereafter also sought resignation of Gujarat CM from her post.

“Under PM Modi’s watch when he was Gujarat CM, nepotism flourished and public land was plundered to promote commercial and business. For fair probe, it is necessary that then revenue minister and current Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel resign from her post. 250 acres of land near Gir lion sanctuary was given for `60000/acre whereas then notified value of land was `50 lakh/acre,” Sharma claimed at AICC briefing.

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