Reportedly maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal on friday denied that he joined the bjp led ruling alliance in the state to avoid investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, and also said he had never made any such admission. The case against him had been closed when he was part of the previous government and he and his colleagues sided with the bjp to ensure speedy development in their constituencies.
Meanwhile Bhujbal added "My case was closed when I was in the uddhav thackeray led government. I deny what is being attributed to me in the media’. Bhujbal was arrested in an alleged money laundering case related to the construction of maharashtra Sadan in Delhi. He was granted bail in 2018. Earlier in the day, mp Supriya Sule of the sharad pawar led ncp (SP) cited excerpts from the book as published by a newspaper, and said they validate her allegations. She told reporters in pune "I have spoken in parliament on numerous occasions about the misuse of central agencies. Rival parties are being broken up by an invisible power in an unconstitutional way".
Moreover ncp (SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said it was appalling to see senior leaders confessing to have joined the ruling party to evade investigation. He said "Such admissions only reinforce the belief that the bjp operates as a ’washing machine’ where corrupt leaders enter and emerge spotless".
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