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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who resigned from Congress on Monday and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, also discussed the Adarsh scam, stating that the law would take its own course.
“The Adarsh case is in the High Court. Law will take its own course. I will only say that it was a political accident. I have already faced enough of it,” Chavan said during a press conference.
Twelve years after the hearing began in the Adarsh housing society scam, the trial court is yet to take note of a chargesheet filed against Ashok Chavan. Chavan is named as an accused in the scam.
In 2010, it was revealed that politicians, some bureaucrats, and military officials colluded to violate rules concerning land ownership and other norms to get flats allotted to themselves and their relatives.
Speaking to the media after joining the BJP, Chavan said, “I was sincere with Congress when I was with them. Now, I will ensure the BJP will be victorious in my belt, be it the Lok Sabha or state elections.”
When asked about his decision to join the BJP, the former Chief Minister said, “It is my personal decision. No one has asked me to join the BJP. Till the last minute, I was with my ex-colleagues. But the circumstances were such that I had to take this decision for inclusive growth under the leadership of PM Modi.”
His departure from the Congress came days after senior Maharashtra Congress leaders Baba Siddique and Milind Deora resigned from the party.
