Maharashtra Sadan scam: Court directs ED to file its say in the case

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Bhujbal, son of recently appointed Maharashtra cabinet Minister, Chhagan Bhujbal. Bhujbal along with other accused persons is seeking the dropping of proceedings against him in Rs 850 crores Maharashtra Sadan scam. The ED had sought an adjournment to argue on the applications filed by various accused persons who have been contending that money laundering case against them cannot continue as they had been discharged in the FIRs registered against them on the basis of which the ED registered a money laundering case. The said case has been registered against the incumbent food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal, his son, nephew, Sameer and various other accused persons on the basis of investigation directed by the Bombay High Court in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the year 2015 on the basis of which three separate FIRs was registered and subsequently on that basis a money laundering case was registered. Bhujbal is one of the NCP leaders who joined the Ajit Pawar camp to be part of the ruling BJP-Sena ( Eknath Shinde camp) party. Pawar recently rebelled with his uncle and NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar to join the BJP led government in Maharashtra.

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According to the ED’s case, the Bhujbals and other accused persons allegedly hatched a conspiracy and committing various offences while Chhagan Bhujbal was PWD Minister of Maharashtra and laundered huge amounts of public money from said criminal activities through various companies. Advocate Vijay Aggarwal appearing for Pankaj and Sameer Bhujbal and other persons argued before the court that the case under money laundering cannot be continued against Pankaj Bhujbal