Maha govt announces SIT probe into irrigation scam

Maharashtra government on Monday announced a probe by a Special Investigation Team into the alleged irrigation scam, bowing to pressure from the Opposition which stalled the proceedings of the state legislature for five days. The announcement by Water Resources Minister Sunil Tatkare came a little over a fortnight after a government ‘Whitepaper’ virtually gave a clean chit to senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar.