Maharashtra govt partially accepts Adarsh report, gives clean chit to politicos

“Personally, I don't agree with that decision. They(Maharashtra) should reconsider that,” Rahul had said in Delhi a week ago at a press conference where Chavan was present.  

Chavan had later said he would consult his Cabinet before taking a decision.

Citing a Supreme Court order, Chavan made it clear that no separate FIRs would be filed by the state government against those figuring in the CBI FIR or the charge sheet.  

The report said Adarsh society enjoyed political patronage of four former chief ministers—Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushilkumar Shinde, Ashok Chavan and Shivajirao Nilengekar Patil—and former Ministers for Urban Development Sunil Tatkare and Rajesh Tope.

“Those persons found guilty of quid pro quo and those against whom an FIR and charge sheet has been filed... there, as per the Supreme Court ruling in the past, that in case of same crime two different FIRs need not be filed,” Chavan said.  To a query on how Ashok Chavan can escape scrutiny as a clear case of quid pro quo has been established against him in the report, the chief minister said, “CBI has already filed an FIR and charge sheet.”

Ashok Chavan is the only former chief minister who has been charge sheeted in the Adarsh case.

However, Governor K Sankaranarayanan last month refused the mandatory sanction to CBI to prosecute him, leaving the agency with no choice but to close the case against him.