Eleven Maharashtra legislators indicted in the yet-to-be-released CAG report, had declared their monthly income ranging from `2,500 to `12,500 to acquire large flats under the government quota in Ashirwad Cooperative Housing Society in suburban Mumbai. According to the CAG report, which is yet to be tabled in the Legislature, the legislators include deputy speaker Vasant Purke, EGS minister Nitin Raut, water resources (Krishna Valley) minister Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, culture minister Sanjay Deotale.
Mr Purke, who was the EGS minister at the time of allotment, had declared a total monthly family income from all sources of `2,500.
Mr Nimbalkar had declared an income of `5,500, while Mr Deotale had shown his income as `12,500. Both were MLAs at the time of the allotment.
Mr Raut showed his family monthly income of `12,500. The other MLAs include Anilkumar Kher (`5300), Jayant Sasane (`5,400), Sudarshan Nimkar (`4,000), Naresh Thakre (`8,000), Ajit Ghorpade (`10,000) and Sanjay Deshmukh (`6,600).
The report says, minister of state Ranjit Kamble and former MLA Chandrakant Chhajed own flats both in Rajyog and Ashirwad Cooperative Housing Societies.
Ms Bhagyashree Patil, wife of cooperative minister Harshvardhan Patil, had declared her income as `6,000 per month. The report says that while she was entitled to 41.82 sq meter of carpet area, she got 99.67 sq meter carpet area.
“Husband of the same member is the chief promoter and member of Rajyog CHS,” the report said. However, Mr Patil told reporters that he was only the promoter of Rajyog and not a member.
The report said, as per the monthly income declared by the legislators, they were entitled to 27.87 to 60.40 sq meter carpet area only. However, flats of carpet area of 99.67 sq meter were allotted to them.