After Pankaja Munde, Maharashtra's Vinod Tawde faces graft allegations
June 30, 2015 10:39
Days after Pankaja Munde was accused of corruption in awarding contracts worth Rs 206 crore, her colleague in the Maharashtra government, Education Minister Vinod Tawde, is facing allegations of irregularities in a contract awarded by him, The Indian Express reports.
The finance department has sought a detailed probe into allegations of irregularities in a Rs 191 crore contract awarded by Tawde's school education department without e-tendering.
The contract, cleared by Tawde, was put on hold after the finance department objected to it. The case pertains to the supply of fire extinguishers to 62,105 zilla parishad schools in Maharashtra.
However, rubbishing the allegations Tawde told a news channel today, "We did not pay anyone any money. Where is the question of a scam?"
"I have done nothing wrong. I have always followed rules."
The finance department has sought a detailed probe into allegations of irregularities in a Rs 191 crore contract awarded by Tawde's school education department without e-tendering.
The contract, cleared by Tawde, was put on hold after the finance department objected to it. The case pertains to the supply of fire extinguishers to 62,105 zilla parishad schools in Maharashtra.
However, rubbishing the allegations Tawde told a news channel today, "We did not pay anyone any money. Where is the question of a scam?"
"I have done nothing wrong. I have always followed rules."
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