Ajit Pawar Drops 'Irrigation Scam Bomb' on BJP-Shiv Sena Alliance Government

• Deputy CM Ajit Pawar accused the 1995 BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government of inflating the Purandar Lift Irrigation Scheme cost by 100 crore rupees for a 'party fund'.
• Pawar claimed that the original estimated cost of the project was 330 crore rupees, but a re-survey he ordered in 1999 revealed the actual cost to be 220 crore rupees.
• He alleged that 100 crore rupees were earmarked for the party fund and an additional 10 crore rupees for officials.
• The file related to this alleged scam, from the tenure of then Water Resources Minister Mahadevrao Shivankar, is reportedly still safe in the ministry.
• This revelation aims to corner the BJP ahead of municipal elections, countering their corruption allegations against Pawar's party.

Why It Matters: Ajit Pawar exposed an alleged 100 crore irrigation scam from the 1995 BJP-Shiv Sena government's tenure.