BJP pressurising CBI in Adarsh case, says Ashok Chavan

After the Maharashtra Cabinet recommended to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao that he grants sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh scam, the former Chief Minister on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was pressurising the agency to implicate him in the high-profile case.

The CBI had approached the Governor seeking sanction to prosecute Chavan after it got “fresh evidence” against him in the case, following which Rao wrote to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to elicit the opinion of his Council of Ministers.

“Filing of an FIR has already taken place. The issue is now limited to the state Cabinet, recommending to the Governor that permission for prosecution be given,” he said. 

“BJP MP Kirit Somaiya has made baseless allegations. He is not a legal expert. He has always done this. He made baseless allegations that it was Rahul Gandhi who ensured that the then governor didn't grant sanction for prosecution. Somaiya should give proof of Rahuljis involvement in this,” Chavan said.