Probe demanded into agriculture dept irregularities during Munde’s tenure
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: More trouble appears to be in store for NCP minister Dhananjay Munde, as activist Anjali Damania and BJP MLA Suresh Dhas have alleged purchase irregularities in the agriculture department during Munde’s tenure as agriculture minister in the last government and demanded a probe. Probe demanded into agriculture dept irregularities during Munde’s tenure During the Shinde regime, the agriculture department was accused of financial irregularities in the procurement of nano urea, nano DAP, battery sprayers, metaldehyde pesticide and cotton bags. Damania alleged that while a 500-millilitre bottle of nano urea was available for ₹92 in the market, the agriculture department issued a tender to purchase 19,68,408 bottles for ₹220 per bottle. The activist claimed that though the central government had issued a directive in 2016 to transfer money directly to farmers’ bank accounts under the Direct Benefit Transfer policy, the agriculture department purchased equipment and fertilizers for distribution to farmers at inflated rates.
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