Congress asks probe into claims of Anant Kumar Hegde on Fadnavis

The Congress has demanded a probe into the claims of BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde wherein he had said that Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister to prevent central funds worth Rs 40,000 crore from being misused.

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked Union Government to come clean on claims of BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde wherein he had said that Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister to prevent central funds worth Rs 40,000 crore from being misused.

Speaking to media persons here, Congress MP PL Punia said Hegde has leveled serious allegations against his own party and it should be probed.

"Anant Kumar Hegde is a responsible leader. The allegations leveled by him must be probed and he should also be questioned," said the Congress leader.

If Hegde's claims are true, questions would arise on what these funds were meant for and how were they transferred by Fadnavis within a couple of days. There would have to be some Maharashtra government order authorizing this transfer.

Fadnavis was sworn in as CM in Maharashtra with Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM but resigned before the floor test with a few days and the troika of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress formed the government with Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister.